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BBC Bangla, the Bengali service from BBC celebrated its 70th anniversary in December.

The occasion was celebrated with a special television debate titled "Freedom of Information in the Internet Age".

BBC Bangla Editor, Sabir Mustafa in an editorial in The Daily Star said that BBC Bangla was launched on 11 October 1941.

He added that BBC over the years has developed a close partnership with the state broadcaster, Bangladesh Betar, to relay English and Bengali programmes on FM in major cities across the country.