Bangladesh Betar

Bangladesh Betar
বাংলাদেশ বেতার
TypeNational public broadcaster
Country
HeadquartersAgargaon, Dhaka
Broadcast area
National
Worldwide
OwnerGovernment of Bangladesh
Launch date
16 December 1939 (1939-12-16)
Affiliation(s)World Radio Network
Official website
betar.gov.bd

Bangladesh Betar (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বেতার; lit.'Bangladesh Radio'),[1] or BB is the state-owned radio broadcaster of Bangladesh, initially established as the Dhaka station of All India Radio in 1939. It was later made part of Radio Pakistan. After the independence of the country in 1971, Radio Pakistan ceased transmissions there and the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra was renamed to Bangladesh Betar, which took full control of all radio stations in the country at the time.

Bangladesh Betar is a sister service to Bangladesh Television, which is also state-owned.[2][3] It operates several AM and FM stations around Bangladesh. It also broadcasts in six languages, including Bengali, to listeners in the country and overseas.[4] Hosne Ara Talukdar is the Director General of Bangladesh Betar.[5]

  1. ^ Biswas, Sailendra (2000). "Samsad Bengali-English dictionary. 3rd ed". Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 786.
  2. ^ "Autonomy of BB and BTV". The Daily Star. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ বিটিভি-বেতারে পুরোটাই 'সরকার'. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 29 December 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. ^ বাংলাদেশ বেতারের প্রতিষ্ঠা বার্ষিকী আজ. Samakal (in Bengali). 16 December 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Hosne Ara Talukder made DG of Bangladesh Betar". UNB. Retrieved 2022-12-03.

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