Q. Who started first Bengali daily newspaper?
Answer: Ishwar Chandra Gupta
Notes: Sambad Prabhakar was a Bengali daily newspaper founded by Ishwar Chandra Gupta. It began as a weekly newspaper in 1831 and became a daily eight years later in 1839. It was the first Bengali daily newspaper.
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