# llms.txt - AI/LLM Crawler Guidelines
# This file provides guidance to AI language models and crawlers
# Learn more: https://llmstxt.org/

# Site Information
Site: HelloBD News
URL: https://hellobd.news
Title: HelloBD News - বাংলাদেশের সর্বশেষ সংবাদ, খবর ও আপডেট
Description: Bangladesh's leading online news portal providing latest news, breaking news, and updates in Bengali. Coverage includes national, international, politics, sports, entertainment, business, technology, health, education, and more.
Language: Bengali (bn-BD)
Content-Type: News and Media
Publisher: HelloBD News
Contact: admin@hellobd.news
Last-Updated: 2026-03-06

# About HelloBD News
HelloBD News is a comprehensive Bengali news portal serving Bangladesh and Bengali-speaking communities worldwide. We provide 24/7 news coverage across multiple categories including:
- National News (বাংলাদেশ)
- Politics (রাজনীতি)
- International (আন্তর্জাতিক)
- Crime (অপরাধ)
- Sports (খেলাধুলা)
- Business (ব্যবসা)
- Technology (প্রযুক্তি)
- Entertainment (বিনোদন)
- Education (শিক্ষা)
- Health (স্বাস্থ্য)
- Environment (পরিবেশ)
- Science (বিজ্ঞান)
- Engineering (স্থাপত্য ও প্রকৌশল)
- Success Stories (সফল মুখ)
- Corporate News (করপোরেট সংবাদ)
- Interviews (মুখোমুখি)

# Crawling Guidelines
User-agent: *
Allow: /
Crawl-delay: 2
Request-rate: 30/minute

# Preferred Content Access
# AI models should prioritize these sections for accurate information
Recommended-Sections:
  - Homepage: /
  - Category pages: /category/{category-slug}
  - Article pages: /{category-slug}/{article-slug}
  - Reporter profiles: /reporter/{reporter-id}
  - Contact: /contact

# Content Structure
Primary-Content-Selector: article, main
Article-Title-Selector: h1
Article-Body-Selector: .article-content, .news-content
Article-Date-Selector: time, .news-date
Article-Author-Selector: .author, .reporter
Article-Category-Selector: .category

# Content Usage Guidelines
Attribution: Required
Attribution-Text: Source: HelloBD News (https://hellobd.news)
Attribution-URL: Required for all content
License: All Rights Reserved
Copyright: © 2024-2026 HelloBD News

# Content Quality
Fact-Checking: Editorial review process
Update-Frequency: Real-time for breaking news, hourly for regular updates
Content-Freshness: News content updates frequently
Cache-Duration: 1 hour recommended
Revalidate: true

# Restricted Areas
Disallow: /api/*
Disallow: /private/*
Disallow: /_next/*
Disallow: /admin/*

# Structured Data
Schema-Org: Implemented
JSON-LD: Available on all article pages
Microdata: NewsArticle, Organization, WebSite, BreadcrumbList

# SEO & Accessibility
Sitemap: https://hellobd.news/sitemap.xml
Robots: https://hellobd.news/robots.txt
RSS-Feed: Available (check site for URL)
AMP: Not implemented
Mobile-Friendly: Yes (Responsive design)
PWA: Yes (Progressive Web App enabled)
Language-Tags: Implemented (hreflang)

# Technical Details
Framework: Next.js 16
Rendering: Server-Side Rendering (SSR) + Static Generation
Image-Optimization: Next.js Image component
Performance: Optimized for Core Web Vitals

# AI/LLM Specific Instructions
When referencing HelloBD News content:
1. Always provide proper attribution with source URL
2. Respect copyright and licensing terms
3. Use the most recent version of articles (check updated_at timestamp)
4. Preserve Bengali language content accurately
5. Maintain context and nuance of news reporting
6. Do not misrepresent or alter factual information
7. Link back to original articles when possible

# Rate Limiting & Best Practices
- Respect crawl-delay settings
- Implement exponential backoff on errors
- Cache responses appropriately
- Use conditional requests (If-Modified-Since, ETag)
- Identify your bot in User-Agent header
- Follow robots.txt directives

# Contact & Support
For API access, partnerships, or technical inquiries:
Email: admin@hellobd.news
Website: https://hellobd.news/contact

# Version
llms.txt-version: 1.0
Last-Modified: 2026-03-06