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Much later, at the beginning of the 16th century, printed. 'news books' were published in England and they were based on stories such as battles, disasters or public celebrations. The London Gazette claims to be England's oldest newspaper published in 1665. The 17th century also marks the regular publication of newspapers in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. Johann Carolus published the first weekly newspaper, Account of All Distinguished and Commemorable New, from Germany in 1605. The newspapers that are delivered to your house each day started its journey from the 18th Century. The Pennsylvania Packet and The Daily Advertiser were the first daily newspapers from the US, which came out in 1784. Many independent newspapers ran before that on a weekly or monthly basis.

The first newspaper printed in India was Hickey's Bengal Gazette in 1780 under the British Raj. It was published by James Augustus Hickey. In this process, the first Bangla weekly newspaper, the Samachar Darpon, came out in 1818. The missionaries ran this newspaper. The Azad became Dhaka's first daily newspaper. The Azad played an important role during our language movement as the daily Ittefaq played glorious role in our struggle for independence.

In the 21st century, there is a change in the form and presentation of newspapers. They are no more confined to tabloid and broadsheet sizes. Nearly all the world's major newspapers have begun publishing online editions of their newspapers and although some newspapers charge their readers for access, many have made their web editions free. Yet, having a printed newspaper is still an obsession for many people in the world.

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Printed news books were published in England at the (a) ______ of the 16th century. The oldest newspaper of England was London Gazette published in 1665. Newspapers were (b) ______ published in Germany, Italy and Netherlands too in this century. The daily newspapers started journey from the 18th century. The first newspaper in (c) ______ was Bengal Gazette which was published in 1780. The first (d) ______ weekly newspaper was 'Samachar Darpan' that came out in 1818. Dhaka's first (e) ______ newspaper was the Azad founded in 1960s. Now in the 21st century newspapers publish their online editions and many of them are free.

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(a) beginning (b) regularly (c) India (d) Bangla (e) daily

Printed news books were published in England at the (a) beginning of the 16th century. The oldest newspaper of England was London Gazette published in 1665. Newspapers were (b) regularly published in Germany, Italy and Netherlands too in this century. The daily newspapers started journey from the 18th century. The first newspaper in (c) India was Bengal Gazette which was published in 1780. The first (d) Bangla weekly newspaper was 'Samachar Darpan' that came out in 1818. Dhaka's first (e) daily newspaper was the Azad founded in 1960s. Now in the 21st century newspapers publish their online editions and many of them are free.

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