The oldest electronic mass media organisation in the nation, Bangladesh Betar, convened senior officials to discuss the prospect of bringing back its Urdu service. It was verified by a Betar spokesperson that the meeting took place last Thursday.
The notice for the meeting was also uploaded the previous Wednesday evening and appeared on Bangladesh Betar’s website around 11:00 a.m. yesterday.
The extra director general for programs, Mohammad Salahuddin, told bdnews24.com that no decision had been made yet when he was questioned about the outcomes of the meeting on Thursday night. We can’t say anything until a decision is made. Prior to any formal announcement, a decision will be authorised by the director general and sent to the ministry.”
“A Salam, on behalf of the listed artistes, applied to the directorate general of Radio on September 10, requesting the resumption of the Urdu service at the Foreign Service Office,” read the notification announcing the meeting, which was signed by Betar Director Shahnaj Begum. The extra director general called a meeting for Thursday in response to this application.”
The heads of the program, engineering, and message branches, as well as the headquarters and units or centres in Dhaka, were asked to swiftly attend the meeting by the assistant director general.
Bangladesh Betar’s external services section airs five hours of news and programming every day in Bengali, English, Hindi, Arabic, and Nepali, according to their website. You can access these broadcasts via the internet, mobile app, and shortwave (4750 kHz, 63.16 meters).
The goals are to present Bangladesh’s history, legacy, and culture to the world, support government development initiatives, and improve Bangladesh’s standing internationally.
As an audio ambassador for Bangladesh, the specialist unit plays a crucial role in forging cultural ties with many countries, disseminating Bangladesh’s history and culture to expatriate Bangladeshis as well as global audiences in the Middle East, Europe, and South Asia.
