Bangladesh Betar

Bangladesh Betar
The Radio Bangladesh

Type	National public broadcaster
Country	Bangladesh
Founded	26 August 1927
Headquarters	Shahbag, Dhaka
Broadcast area	National
Owner	Government of Bangladesh
Launch date	16 December 1939 (1939-12-16)
Affiliation	World Radio Network
Official website	www.betar.gov.bd

Bangladesh Betar (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বেতার) or BB is the state-owned radio broadcasting organisation of Bangladesh. It was also known as Radio Bangladesh between 1975 and 1996.

History

Radio transmission in the region now forming Bangladesh started in Dhaka on December 16, 1939. Initially, the station was located in old Dhaka. Later, the station was relocated to Shahbag. It played an important role during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. On March 26, 1971, the broadcasting center of Radio Pakistan was used to transmit a declaration of independence, which was picked up by a Japanese ship in the Chittagong Harbor and retransmitted. During the war, it was known as Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra (Independent Bengal Radio Station). Because of heavy shelling, the station had to be relocated several times, and ultimately moved to Calcutta on May 25, from where it would broadcast until the end of the war. On December 6, it was renamed Bangladesh Betar. Shaifulss Islam is going to take the responsibility of bangladesh betar

Stations

Schedule MW

Schedule FM

See also

• Radio
• Independent International Radio Club
• Communications in Bangladesh

External links

• Official Website

Coordinates: 23°44′24″N 90°23′47″E / 23.7400°N 90.3965°E / 23.7400; 90.3965