BBC Bangla’s new frequencies

BBC Bangla Service will organise a three-day special live programme from the port city Chittagong from tomorrow to celebrate the broadcasting of BBC Bangla in FM radio from six more places in the country. The six new FM frequencies in Bangladesh are 101.2 MHz for Comilla, 102 MHz for Khulna, 105.4 MHz for Chittagong, 105 MHz for Rajshahi, 105.4 MHz for Rangpur and 105 MHz for Sylhet. They complement the existing BBC 100 MHz FM currently broadcasting in Dhaka. BBC Bangla has 16.8 million listeners in Bangladesh and 2.4 millions listeners in India with bureau in Dhaka, Kolkata and New Delhi. A live discussion programme will be held on ‘Chittagong: Your city and your question’ at 8:00pm on July 6 where the panel discussants will answer the questions of the audience on the topic. The programme will also be broadcast on July 7 at 8:00pm on television Channel i, said a press release. Editor of the BBC Bangla said, ‘This special programme will not only familiarise the audience with the FM105.4 but also create a bridge with the audience of this port city’. Business report, interview of important persons, live phone-in and cultural report on the port city will be in the programme list and the audience would also be able to listen to the programme online at www.bbcbengali.com.