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Prothom Alo (প্রথম আলো)

From Bangladesh, in Bengali

Bangladesh's largest Bengali daily.

Website
prothomalo.com
How we read it
Through Google News, then the publisher's own page.
Read in
Muslim-majority countries
Reading health
Read 4 of 7 articles we tried, 3 empty or paywalled.279 headlines found in total.
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Status
In use, last checked 2026-10-05.

Articles we’ve used

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What is the US signalling by sending extra Patriot missile systems to Saudi Arabia and Qatar?

সৌদি আরব ও কাতারে বাড়তি প্যাট্রিয়ট ক্ষেপণাস্ত্রব্যবস্থা পাঠিয়ে যুক্তরাষ্ট্র কী ইঙ্গিত দিচ্ছে

Prothom Alo reports that the US has sent extra Patriot batteries to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, along with more troops and a third carrier group, as Trump says he is weighing fresh strikes on Iran and threatens to destroy the Islamic Republic. It frames Iran as the source of the retaliatory attacks that have strained the Gulf states and shaken their trust in US protection.

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Nearly 700 trekkers at risk in Nepal, many being evacuated by helicopter

নেপালে ঝুঁকিতে প্রায় ৭০০ ট্রেকার, হেলিকপ্টারে সরিয়ে নেওয়া হচ্ছে অনেককে

Headline only: Nearly 700 trekkers are at risk in Nepal, and many of them are being airlifted out by helicopter.

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Climate crisis behind deadly Nepal–Tibet flood, researchers believe

নেপাল–তিব্বতের প্রাণঘাতী বন্যার পেছনে জলবায়ু সংকট, ধারণা গবেষকদের

Reporting a first scientific study, Prothom Alo says the climate crisis likely weakened the glacier whose August collapse caused a deadly flood in Nepal and Tibet. It stresses that Nepal bears the cost of emissions it did not cause and has applied to the UN loss and damage fund.

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How two Nepalis were rescued after nine days from a dark tunnel buried under earth

মাটিচাপা অন্ধকার সুড়ঙ্গ থেকে কীভাবে ৯ দিন পর উদ্ধার হন দুই নেপালি

Prothom Alo retells (largely from Reuters reporting) the rescue of two Nepali hydropower workers, Kabir Maharjan and Sanjay Shah, after nine days buried in a tunnel following a glacier collapse and flood in the Trishuli valley. It is a human-interest survival story that praises the rescuers' ingenuity and perseverance.

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Videos Shared as Being from Nepal's Floods Are from Another Country, Another Time

নেপালের বন্যার সময়কার বলে ছড়ানো ভিডিও অন্য দেশের, অন্য সময়ের

A Prothom Alo fact-check debunks three viral videos falsely tied to Nepal's late-August 2026 floods: Quran recitation from Kyrgyzstan, a Buddha statue video from 2024, and a Saudi conversion video from 2023 or earlier. It treats Nepal as the victim of misattributed content.

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