Prothom Alo Blogger Template – Bangla News Website Templates

The Prothom Alo Blogger Template is one of the Bangla news website templates made for Blogger (Blogspot), not for WordPress. It gives a free Blogger blog the look of a national daily: a lead story with side headlines, a block for every news desk, a "just in" list and a clean article page. You upload one XML file and the layout is ready.

It is made for Bangla and English news portals, and it suits publishers who want a serious news look without paying for hosting. Everything is managed from the normal Blogger dashboard. Layout controls the home page blocks, and Theme Designer controls colours, fonts and widths.

Who can use these Bangla news website templates

• Online newspapers that start small and want no hosting bill
• District and upazila news portals
• Magazine blogs with sections for opinion, travel, education and technology
• Campus, club and community media
• Video news channels that want a home page with a video block
• Freelancers who build Blogger sites for clients

The demo is a Bangla portal with sample blocks, and like most Bangla news website templates it is only a starting point. All labels, titles and menus are your own text, so an English news site can use the same file.

What you get with the Blogger template

• One Blogger theme file in XML format, version 1.0
• Instant download after payment is confirmed
• No domain lock, and use on as many blogs as you own or build for clients
• Free updates to the file
• Install steps

You may not resell or share the file itself.

A home page built like other Bangla news website templates

The home page is made of content blocks. Each block shows the latest posts from one label. The demo uses International, Politics, Technology, Education, Opinion, Travel and Video, but you can rename, reorder or remove any of them in Layout and add your own.

• Lead story area with side headlines at the top
• Label-based news blocks in several layouts, added by drag and drop
• Tabbed block for grouped content
• Most read list in the sidebar
• List of all categories
• Video block
• Just in list for the latest posts
• Load more button on the post list, so readers stay on the page

Header, menus and layout

Header and menus

• Logo, top bar and search box
• Main menu with sub menus
• Mega menu that previews recent posts
• Fixed top menu that stays while the reader scrolls
• Slide-out menu on phones

Layout choices

• Full-width or boxed page
• Left or right sidebar
• Fixed sidebar option
• Container and sidebar width settings

Theme Designer options in a Blogger news template

Theme Designer holds more than 100 options in 18 groups. It is the place to set the look of the whole site without touching code.

• Main colour
• Dark mode
• Four font settings
• Separate colours for the top bar, header, menus, widgets, buttons and footer
• Width settings for the container and sidebar

Bangla dates and a Bangla web font are part of the design, and dates can also be shown in English.

An article page made for reading and sharing

• Breadcrumbs above the title
• Author name and date in Bangla or English
• Large featured image and readable text
• Share buttons for Facebook, X, WhatsApp, Telegram, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Reddit
• Author box
• Related posts from the same label
• Comments through Blogger, Disqus or Facebook

Ad places and search basics

Ad places are ready in the header, on the home page between blocks, before and after the article and in the sidebar. You paste your own ad code into each widget. Whether an ad network accepts your site is the choice of that network.

The template also prints breadcrumb and article structured data (JSON-LD), loads images lazily and is responsive, so pages stay usable on small phones. It does not promise any search position. Rankings come from your stories.

Blogger or WordPress

This product is for Blogger only. Blogger is free, Google hosts it, and it needs no server setup. That makes it a good first home for a small news project. The trade-off is that you have fewer extension options than on WordPress.

If you want the same newspaper style on your own hosting, look for a Bangla newspaper website design WordPress theme. Sangbad is the WordPress version of this design and is sold separately. For a different news layout on WordPress, Bangla News Pro is another choice. Choose WordPress if you need plugins, a custom domain with full control, or a shop on the same site. Choose Blogger if low cost and simple upkeep matter more.

• Blogger: free hosting, simple dashboard, upload one XML file
• WordPress: own hosting, many plugins, more control, more upkeep

How to install on Blogger

1. Download the XML file from your Themeve account after payment.
2. In Blogger open Theme, press the arrow beside Customize and choose Restore.
3. Upload the XML file.
4. Open Layout and set your labels in the news blocks.
5. Open Theme Designer and choose colours, fonts and layout options.
6. Paste your ad code into the ad place widgets, if you use ads.

Back up your current theme before you restore a new one. Blogger lets you download the old theme file for this purpose.

Running the portal day to day

A Blogger news site works through labels. Each post gets one main label, such as Politics or Sports, and that label feeds a home page block. If you forget the label, the post will not appear in its block. Make it a habit to choose the label before you publish.

• Use the same label spelling every time, since a small difference makes a new label.
• Keep the number of main labels between five and eight.
• Put a featured image in every post so the lead story area looks full.
• Check the home page on a phone after any Layout change.

Why choose these Bangla news website templates over a basic Blogger theme

• Built for news, with label blocks, a lead story and a just in list
• Mega menu and fixed menu are included
• Dark mode and more than 100 design options
• Ready ad places in four areas
• Bangla dates and a Bangla font
• Share buttons including WhatsApp
• Structured data and lazy-loaded images
• Unlimited blogs, no licence lock

Many free Blogger themes are made for personal blogs. They show a simple list of posts. A news site needs sections, a strong top area and quick navigation, and this template provides them from the start.

What is included

• Blogger theme file (XML)
• Install steps
• Free updates
• Support for six months

The template works with Blogger, Google AdSense, Google Analytics, Disqus and Facebook comments, and the common browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge.

A note on the name

Prothom Alo is the name and trademark of its owner. This template is an independent design in a similar newspaper style. It is not made, endorsed or sponsored by the newspaper, and no logo or content of the newspaper is included. Blogger and AdSense are trademarks of Google LLC.

Tips for a good start

• Create your labels first, then build the home page blocks.
• Write at least ten real posts before you apply for any ad network.
• Add About, Contact and Privacy pages.
• Use a custom domain if you want a more professional address.
• Keep photos at a similar size so blocks line up.

Planning your labels before you start

On Blogger, labels do the work that categories do on WordPress. Every block on the home page reads one label. So your label list is the plan of your whole site. Take ten minutes to write it down.

• Pick five to eight main labels, one for each news desk
• Use short names, since they appear as block titles and in the menu
• Write them in the language your readers use, Bangla or English
• Keep one label for the lead story and one for just in, if you want those blocks to show chosen posts

After that, open Layout, add a news block, and choose the label it should show. Repeat for each desk. The order on the page is the order of the blocks, and you can drag them up or down at any time.

Is Blogger good enough for a news portal

For many small publishers, yes. Blogger is free, and Google runs the servers, so you do not worry about hosting, security patches or server errors. You get a custom domain option and standard tools such as Search Console and Analytics. If your traffic grows a great deal, or if you want paid memberships, a shop or complex plugins, move to WordPress later and choose a Bangla newspaper website design WordPress theme at that time.

A move is easier if you plan for it. Keep your posts tidy, use clear labels, and keep your own domain name from the start. Then readers keep the same address even if the platform changes.

Using the template for a client

Freelancers can install the same XML file on many client blogs, since the template has no domain lock. A normal project goes like this: create the blog, restore the theme, set the labels, choose the colours and fonts, add the client logo, then teach the client how to add a post with a label. The whole job can be done in one afternoon. These Bangla news website templates are therefore a practical choice for small agencies and for students who start with a low budget.

Dark mode, fonts and Bangla dates

Readers often open news late at night. Dark mode in Theme Designer gives them a calmer screen. The Bangla web font keeps letters clear, and dates can appear in Bangla numerals. If your audience also reads English, switch the date to English. You can set the main colour once and the template applies it across the menu, buttons and links.

• Switch dark mode on or off in Theme Designer
• Pick separate fonts for headings, body text and menus
• Show dates in Bangla or in English
• Set the page to full width or boxed

Support and updates

You pay once. The file is yours to install on your own or your clients' blogs, and updates to the file are free. Support is for six months, and the team replies on WhatsApp. For the best help, send the blog address and a short description of what you see on the screen.

You can see Prothom Alo Blogger Template on the live demo, and browse more in our WordPress themes collection.