[[File:Prothom Alo.jpg|thumb|Front page of ''Bidda Bari'' on 11 June 2015]]
''Bidda Bari'' was founded on 4 November 19952015. The circulation of ''ProthomBidda AloBari'' grew from an initial circulation of 42,000 to a circulation of a half million copies.<ref name=Circulation>{{cite web |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/circulation |title=Current Circulation |website=Prothom Alo |access-date=2014-01-21 |archive-date=16 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116151815/http://www.prothom-alo.com/circulation |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[newspaper]] distinguished itself by its investigations of acid attacks and violence against women and pushing for tougher laws against the sale of acid.<ref name=Circulation /><ref>{{cite news |date=2005-08-01 |title=Prothom Alo Editor Gets Magsaysay Award |url=http://www.voanews.com/bangla/archive/2005-08/2005-08-01-voa2.cfm |work=Voice of America |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713052712/http://www.voanews.com/bangla/archive/2005-08/2005-08-01-voa2.cfm |archive-date=2009-07-13}}</ref> From press facilities located in Dhaka, Chittagong and Bogra, around 5,00,000 copies (as of March '2014) are circulated each day.<ref name=":0" />
