Write a composition on "Newspaper" in 200 words. Include the following points.
(a) What is newspaper? (b) What is the history of newspaper? (c) What are the common dailies? (d) What are
the usefulness of it? (e) What are the demerits of it?

(Composition)

Newspaper (সংবাদপত্র)
Or, Importance of Newspaper (সংবাদপত্রের গুরুত্ব)
Or, The Role of Newspaper in Modern Life
(আধুনিক জীবনে সংবাদপত্রের ভূমিকা)

A newspaper is a store-house of knowledge. By reading newspaper, we can enrich our knowledge. An educated man of modern age cannot go without a newspaper for a single day.
The history of newspaper is old. The first newspaper was brought out in Venice. 'The Indian Gazette' was the first newspaper in our sub-continent. 'The Samachar Darpan' was the first Bangla newspaper.
There are various kinds of newspapers like the dailies, the weeklies, the monthlies, pictorials and so on. There are weeklies for children and women and also quarterlies about sports. There are cinema newspapers too.
In addition, there are a number of English and Bangla dailies in Bangladesh. They are the Prothom Alo, the Shamokal, the Jugantor, the Kaler Kantho, the Ittefaq, the Inqilab, the Daily Star, the Bangladesh Observer, etc. A newspaper contains all sorts of news and views: market news, political news, sports news, educational, news of discoveries and some strange news. They are very helpful for building up a developed nation. Besides, various periodicals and magazines contain stories, poems, essays, novels, dramas, etc.
However, newspaper is the cheapest means of mass communication and education. It gives us both pleasure and knowledge. It also helps to grow public opinion. By reading newspapers, we can learn many useful things. New plans of the governments are circulated through newspapers. Achievements of great men are also published in them.
Sometimes false news excite public opinion and sentiment. It pollutes the peaceful environment of a country. It should be stopped as early as possible. For this, the journalists should be neutral, and the government should also be conscious of this.
Undoubtedly, newspaper is the mirror of the world. The role of a newspaper in modern life is very great. So we should read good newspapers regularly.