Priyo

Bangla language internet portal & news company

www.priyo.com
প্রিয়.কম

Type of business| Private

Type of site

| News and web portal
Available in| Bengali
Founded| January 1, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-01-01)
Headquarters| Silver Tower (10th Floor), Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Founder(s)| Zakaria Swapan
Industry| Digital Media
URL| www.priyo.com
Current status| Active

Priyo.com (Bengali: প্রিয়.কম), often referred to simply as Priyo, meaning "Dear" in English, is a Bengali internet portal and news media company that was founded by Zakaria Swapan in 2011.[1] Based in Bangladesh and intended primarily for local readers, it features pop cultural news, local interest stories and political and cultural commentary in Bengali.

## History

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In 2011, Priyo was founded in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Zakaria Swapan.[1] It is one of the enlisted companies of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Services (BASIS), listed as Priyo Ltd.[2] It is financed primarily by FENOX Venture Capital.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Priyo.com gets funding from a Silicon Valley based firm". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2017-07-09.
2. ^ "Member Profile: Priyo Ltd (priyo.com)". BASIS. Archived from the original on 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
3. ^ "Silicon Valley companies join hands to enable Bangladesh startups". Tech in Asia. Retrieved 2017-07-09.

## External links

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* Official website

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Newspapers of Bangladesh

Bengali|

* Bangladesh Pratidin
* Prothom Alo
* Kaler Kantho
* The Daily Ittefaq
* Jugantor
* Samakal
* Ajker Patrika
* Janakantha
* Amader Shomoy
* Bhorer Kagoj
* Manab Zamin
* Jaijaidin
* Alokito Bangladesh
* The Sangbad
* Daily Inqilab
* Daily Naya Diganta
* The Azadi
* The Daily Sangram* Sylheter Dak
* More...

English|

* The Daily Star
* Dhaka Tribune
* The Financial Express
* Daily Sun
* Daily Observer
* New Age
* The Independent
* The Bangladesh Today
* Dhaka Courier
* The Morning News
* More...

Online newspaper|

* The Business Standard
* Bdnews24.com
* Banglanews24.com
* Jagonews24.com
* BBC Bangla
* Dhaka Post

News agencies|

* Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
* United News of Bangladesh

News portal|

* Priyo

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