Sudhakar was a Bengali weekly magazine established by Reazuddin Ahmad Mashadi and Sheikh Abdur Rahim.
[1][2] It was first edited by Sheikh Abdur Rahim or Muhammad Reazuddin Ahmad according to other accounts.
[1] According to Nurul Kabir, its objectives were defending Islam from orientalist's criticisms and the vilification of the Muslims by the local communalist Hindu intellectuals, enlightening the Bengali Muslims with Islamic principles and prevent conversions to Christianity.
[1] Regular contributors included Munshi Mohammad Meherullah and Sheikh Abdur Rahim.
[1] Nurul Kabir writes of The Sudhakar's influence on the development of the identity of Bengali Muslims: "(The Sudhakar) infused a sense of confidence in the Muslim society of Bengal about the inherent strength of Islam, enlightening the Bengali Muslims about the great contributions that Islam has made in the development of human civilisation and inspiring them to create their own literature in their own mother tongue - Bangla.