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BLINDSPOT REPORT
Saturday 29 August, 2026

How to read this report

Each story includes a coverage bar. When one side has little coverage, that's a blindspot.

Left Center Right

Media map

Left

  • El Watan
  • Interlignes
  • Radio M
  • El Manchar
  • Casbah Tribune

Center

  • TSA
  • APS
  • El Khabar
  • L Expression
  • Le Soir d Algerie
  • Algerie 360

Right

  • Echorouk
  • El Moudjahid
  • Horizons

Left blindspots

Putin congratulates President Mirza Fakhrul

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent congratulations to President Mirza Fakhrul. The news was reported by various local media outlets.

Context: Diplomatic relations between Russia and Bangladesh are a constant subject of geopolitical interest. Mutual recognition between leaders can influence the country's foreign policy.
Coverage by leaning
Center 20%
Right 80%
🔎 Why it matters: Coverage focused on centrist and right-wing media, leaving the left without a reported stance on this diplomatic gesture.

Flood tragedy on the Nepal-Tibet border

Massive flooding has caused hundreds of deaths and thousands of people missing in the Nepal and Tibet region. Rescue teams are working intensely in the area.

Context: Natural disasters in the Himalayas have transboundary implications for Bangladesh, India, and China. Climate change is a critical factor in the frequency of these events.
Coverage by leaning
Center 62%
Right 38%
🔎 Why it matters: The news was treated as an event of general interest by centrist and right-wing media, without a marked ideological bias.

Right blindspots

Families bury victims of factory fire in Arabia Saudita

Seven families in Bangladesh are processing grief following the deaths of their loved ones in an industrial fire in Arabia Saudita. The bodies arrived in the Naogaon region.

Context: Many Bangladeshi workers emigrate to Gulf countries to work in conditions that sometimes present safety risks. This event highlights the vulnerability of the labor diaspora.
Coverage by leaning
Left 67%
Center 33%
🔎 Why it matters: The migrant workers' tragedy was covered by the left and the center, but ignored by the right.

Nepal-Tibet flood

Reports on the magnitude of the tragedy in Nepal

Center Daily Star “Death toll nears 400, rescuers search for 1,400 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods”
Right Samakal “Nepal flood toll hits 469, rescuers race against new threat”

🔍 Analysis: Both media outlets focus on casualty data and the urgency of the rescue. The center outlet offers a broader view of the missing, while the right emphasizes the immediate threat of new disasters.

Daily summary

19
Stories
14
Outlets
12
Articles

Main topics: Natural disasters in Nepal, foreign policy (Putin/Trump), labor migration, energy crisis, civil rights

Most balanced outlet: Daily Star, for its balanced coverage of national and international topics of interest without extreme biases detected.

The right didn't cover: The right omitted topics regarding civil rights (expulsion of students) and migrant worker tragedies abroad.
The left didn't cover: The left did not cover the news regarding Putin's diplomatic congratulations to the local president.

“The week shows a clear fragmentation: the left leads the agenda on rights and social crises, while the right focuses on diplomacy and state news.”