Following are the top five Bangla (Bengali) newspapers in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2008 Round 2 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC).
Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers.
| TOP 5 BANGLA (BENGALI) DAILIEs | |||
| Rank | Newspaper | IRS 2007 ROUND 2 | IRS 2008 ROUND 2 |
| 1 | Ananda Bazar Patrika | 157.52 | 153.93 |
| 2 | Bartaman | 87.56 | 84.02 |
| 3 | Sangbad Pratidin | 45.71 | 42.33 |
| 4 | Ganashakti | 39.86 | 35.98 |
| 5 | Aajkaal | 35.57 | 30.59 |
| (All figures are in lakhs) | |||
