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'''Prothom Alo''' ([[Bangla]]: প্রথম আলো) is a major daily [[newspaper]] in [[Bangladesh]], published from [[Dhaka]]. In Bangla,in the [[Bengali language]]. The phrase ''Prothom Alo'' in Bangla means "first light." [[Matiur Rahman (journalist)|Matiur Rahman]] is the current editor of the newspaper. The newspaper was founded in 1998, and has an average circulation of 225,000. It has distinguished itself by its investigations of acid attacks and violence against women, pushing for tougher laws against the sale of acid, and for being the first BangledeshiBangladeshi newspaper to report on the training of militants at [[Islam]]ic schools, or [[madrasa]]s.

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