Bangladesh Betar
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| Radio station ( State Broadcasting ) | |
| reception | analog terrestrial , web radio |
| Reception area | Bangladesh |
| Start of transmission | December 16, 1939 |
| List of radio stations | |
| Website | |
Bangladesh Betar (short BB ; Bengali : বাংলাদেশ বেতার ) is the state radio broadcaster of Bangladesh .
history
In 1939, the station took Dhaka from All India Radio to operate on; In 1947 it was taken over by Radio Pakistan . In 1962 they moved into a new building in the Shahbag district of Dhaka. In the Bangladesh war , the station reported on March 26, 1971 as Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra (Bengali: স্বাধীন বাংলা বেতার কেন্দ্র; German: Free Bengali radio station) and broadcast the declaration of independence of Bangladesh. In December 1971 the name was changed to Bangladesh Betar .
The morning news in English from 8:00 am is available daily on the broadcaster's homepage.
See also
- Bangladesh Television (BTV)