Bangladesh Betar

[[Image:Bangladesh-betar-logo.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Logo of Bangladesh Betar]] '''Bangladesh Betar''' ({{lang-bn|বাংলাদেশ বেতার}}) 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 ''Shwadhin Bangla Betar Kendro'' (Independent Bengal Radio Station). Due to 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. ==External links== *[http://www.betar.org.bd Bangladesh Betar Official site] {{coord missing|Bangladesh}}