Prothom Alo (English)

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1. C-50fe98“148 armed criminals are actively involved in extortion across Dhaka according to police records.”Cited →
2. C-3a1452“A DMP list includes names of 1,280 extortionists active in Dhaka, of whom 148 are armed criminals.”Cited →
3. C-6182d4“The highest numbers of armed extortionists are active in Gulshan, Badda and Rampura areas according to the DMP list.”Cited →
4. C-4168af“Criminals collect nearly Tk 300,000 in extortion daily from a fish market in the DIT Project area of Merul Badda.”Cited →
5. C-e80825“In Gulshan-1, Gulshan-2 and Shahjadpur, extortion of Tk 200 to Tk 1,500 a day is collected from illegally set up pavement shops.”Cited →
6. C-74796e“Spa centres in Gulshan and Banani pay between Tk 10,000 and Tk 20,000 a month in extortion according to police records.”Cited →
7. C-2a7ea0“Several car traders in Baridhara alleged that crude bombs were exploded in front of their shops after they refused to pay extortion demands.”Cited →
8. C-f6b045“Deputy Commissioner Tanvir Ahmed stated that many people are attempting extortion in Gulshan, Banani and Badda areas while operating from abroad.”Cited →

The reliability score above is a weighted mean over these twelve axes. The bias score uses a separate but equally-public 12-axis rubric. Per-axis breakdowns are written by the bias_scorer agent into sources.axes; the keys below are the axis names as documented in the agent prompt.

1. Axis 01
   Primary sourcing

   Cites filings, official statements, direct interviews; uses 'reportedly' rarely.

2. Axis 02
   Correction transparency

   Issues visible corrections; surfaces them above the article body, not in 8pt at the bottom.

3. Axis 03
   Conflict-of-interest disclosure

   Names ownership, sponsorships, and reporter conflicts inline.

4. Axis 04
   Headline–body alignment

   Headlines match the strongest claim the body actually supports; no rage-bait variance.

5. Axis 05
   Quote attribution

   Names speaker and venue; avoids anonymous quotes for attributable claims.

6. Axis 06
   Numeracy

   Numbers shown with denominators, time-windows, and units; ratios not confused with percentages.

7. Axis 07
   Beat depth

   Reporters cover beats long enough to recognize narrative drift in their own coverage.

8. Axis 08
   Geographic balance

   Coverage doesn't over-index on the home market when the story is global.

9. Axis 09
   Counter-perspective

   Includes the strongest version of the argument it disagrees with, not the weakest.

10. Axis 10
    Aggregation discipline

    When citing other outlets, names them and links them; doesn't launder reporting.

11. Axis 11
    Speculation flag

    Marks analysis and opinion separately from reporting.

12. Axis 12
    Editorial independence

    Newsroom shielded from advertiser, ownership, and government influence in observable behavior.

Per-axis breakdown not yet recorded for this outlet — the bias_scorer agent writes axes on its next re-score.