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Weekly Blitz started its publication in 2003. We are the only anti-Jihadist newspaper in the Muslim world, confronting religious extremism and Jihad thus promoting inter-faith harmony. Award winning journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury is the editor of this newspaper.

Many a times, Weekly Blitz came under attack of religious fanatics and political hoodlums in Bangladesh. In July 2006, our office was bombed by notorious Islamist militancy group named Khelafat Andolan. In October 2006, a groups of thugs belonging to then then party in power attacked our office and physically assaulted members of the newspaper. On March 18, 2008, members of Rapid Action Battalion [RAB] abducted the editor and a members of our newspaper at gun point from the office of Weekly Blitz. Five hours later, they were released. RAB men ransacked our office and looted valuables. Despite several written complaints, Bangladeshi authorities did not return the looted items till date. On February 22, 2009 a group of armed miscreants attacked Weekly Blitz office and physically assaulted our staffs. They looted valuables from the office including Laptop, Digital Voice Recorder etc. Female staffs of our office were humiliated and molested by the thugs, mostly belong to the ruling party.

By now, Weekly Blitz has already turned into the largest circulated periodical in Bangladesh. Number of readers of our online edition is several folds higher than any other Bangladeshi weekly newspaper or periodical.

Registration No: DA 5025

Contact Information

Eastern Commercial Complex, 3rd Floor, Suite # 3/08, 73 Kakrail, Dhaka -1000, Bangladesh.

Phone: 880-11-91350884, 880-1711-938344, 880-1911-326232

Email: ediblitz@yahoo.com

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