Weekly Prothom Alo USA (প্রথম আলো) is a weekly Bangla newspaper printed and published from Bronx, New York City. Founded in 2013, Weekly Prothom Alo is the first newspaper published from Bronx area for Bangladeshi community. It is printed every Sunday. Printed version of the newspaper is distributed free of cost. The newspaper is available in Bangladeshi grocery stores, restaurants, mosques in Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn. Prothom Alo maintains a website for its readers where a pdf format of the newspaper is uploaded. The newspaper’s primary focus is to provide essential Bangladeshi news to Bangladeshi community in Bangla language as most of its readership are Bangladeshi immigrants living in New York.
The newspaper collects news, articles, features, columns, pictures etc. from Bangla and English online media sources. In-house writers/reporters write on community news and events. Advertisement is the principal source of revenue.
Do not confuse this newspaper with Weekly Prothom Alo North America
Chairman and publisher: Mohammad M. Rahman (Dulal)
Editor: Mohammad Ataur Rahman