DX TIPS BBC Bengali reinvents Dhaka: What springs to mind when you think of Dhaka? That's the question the BBC Bengali service is putting to its listeners as part of the week long My Dhaka series which launches on Saturday 19 February, with live participation from Dhaka. No picture of New York is complete without the Statue of Liberty; London is famous for Big Ben; and the Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris. What about Dhaka? The BBC Bengali service wants listeners to nominate a symbol to represent the city.
The results will be announced towards the end of the My Dhaka week with the top five landmarks, according to the nominations, becoming the subject of special features by the BBC Bengali team of reporters. Also as part of the My Dhaka week, residents of the city are encouraged to share their favourite recollections of Dhaka, their views of its problems as well as the things that make them proud of their neighbourhoods what makes them special, what makes them home. Acting Head of BBC Bengali Manoshi Barua said: "We want our audiences in Dhaka to talk about their neighbourhoods, their para or mahalla. "If you have your untold stories, we want to hear from you. "From Kalabagan to Kafrul, from Banani to Bashabo, write to us in 300 words or less, and BBC Bengali service will feature the best contributions during the My Dhaka week." The My Dhaka series will include live broadcasts, discussions and phone-ins involving celebrity residents and city fathers. It will be broadcast for a total of one hour every day, between 19 and 24 February, spreading over all three daily transmissions of BBC Bengali. The duration of the evening current affairs programme Probaho will be extended by 15 minutes. BBC Bengali broadcasts on 100 FM in Dhaka. It also broadcasts on shortwave 25, 31 and 49 metres in the morning and 31, 41 and 49 metres at night. For audio in Bengali go to bbcbengali.com. Dhaka residents can write to: PO Box 6079, Gulshan, Dhaka 1212; email [EMAIL PROTECTED]; or fax 8651 660. Source : (BBC Press release) Regards, MD. AZIZUL ALAM AL-AMIN GOURHANGA, GHORAMARA RAJSHAHI-6100 BANGLADESH ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- World Radio TV Handbook 2005 is coming out. Preorder yours and support open communications for DXers: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823077942/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
