Bhorer Kagoj began publications on 15 February 1992 led by founding editor Nayeemul Islam Khan.

[6] Editor Abed Khan and Publisher Saber Hossain Chowdhury were found guilty of contempt in 2014 by the High Court Division.

[9] In January 2025, the owners stopped the print edition of Bhorer Kagoj following protests by employees some of whom were linked to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

[2] After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government and the detention of editor Shyamal Dutta some journalists backed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party had been trying to establish control over the newspaper.

Then Matiur Rahman took charge of the newspaper, followed by Benazir Ahmed, Abed Khan, and current editor Shyamal Dutta.