Ajker Kagoj
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Language | Bengali |
| Ceased publication | 2007 |
Ajker Kagoj (Bengali: আজকের কাগজ, lit. 'Today's Paper') was a daily Bengali-language newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The newspaper was launched in 1991 under the editorship of Naimul Islam Khan. The newspaper established the modern Bengali-language newspaper. It was closed in 2007.
On 10 July 2004, an Ajker Kagoj reporter received a death threat describing him and the newspaper as an "enemy of Islam" and warning that he would be "killed within a month." On 22 August 2004, Kamal Hossain, another reporter from the newspaper, was murdered while collecting data for a story on organized crime in the south-eastern town of Manikchhari.
Ajker Kagoj was shut down on 20 September 2007 as a result of continued financial difficulties. In a statement, editor Kazi Sahed Ahmad promised that all 225 staff and journalists would receive their pay and entitlements.
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