Prothom Alo
First issue of Prothom Alo, 4 November 1998 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Transcom Group |
| Publisher | Matiur Rahman |
| Editor-in-chief | Matiur Rahman |
| Founded | 4 November 1998 |
| Language | Bangla and English |
| Headquarters | Progoti Insurance Bhobon, 20-21, Kawran Bazar, Dhaka - 1215, Bangladesh |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Circulation | 525,001 (January 2013) |
| Website | |
Prothom Alo (Bengali: প্রথম আলো) is a Bengali-language daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka. It is one of the largest circulated newspaper in Bangladesh. According to the National Media Survey of 2018, conducted by Kantar MRB Bangladesh, Prothom Alo has a daily readership of more than 6.6 million online. According to Alexa Internet, an American web traffic analysis company, the online portal of Prothom Alo is the most visited Bengali website in the world.