The Bengal Gazette was a historic Bengali weekly newspaper published in either 1816 or 1818, and is one of the oldest publications in India.
[1] The paper was edited by Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya, a former employee of Serampore Mission Press.
[2] The newspaper was short lived due to paper being considered an expensive commodity.
The publisher of the magazine was Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya and was supported by Harachandra Roy.
[4] It is believed to be the first Bengali language newspaper, but there are conflicting reports on when it started publication, and there is some controversy over whether the Gazetti or the Samachar Darpan, published by Serampore Mission Press, came first.