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| Broadcast area | India |
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| Language(s) | Bengali |
| Format | Propaganda |
| Affiliations | Mukti Bahini |
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First air date | 3 April 1971 |
Last air date | 6 December 1971 |
Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra (Bengali: স্বাধীন বাংলা বেতার কেন্দ্র, lit. 'Free Bengal Radio Centre') was the radio broadcasting centre of Bengali nationalist forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. The station played an important role in the liberation struggle, broadcasting the Declaration of Independence and increasing the morale of Bangladeshis during the brutal genocide in 1971. During this time, radio was the only media able to reach the far ends of Bangladesh. The station ran a liberation campaign throughout the liberation war.
Giving tunes, and taking records at every moment. Music expert Altaf Mahmud helped the freedom fighters in different ways. The guerrilla fighters would often pay a visit to his home and store weapons there. At one stage, he was taken captive by the Pakistanis and tortured inhumanely in a torture cell where he received martyrdom. Abdul Ahad rejected the prize awarded by the Pakistani government as a gesture of protest against the then Pakistani government. The Bangladeshi artists Mukti Sangrami Shilpi Sangstha, Bangabandhu Shilpigosthi, and Swadhin Bangla Muktizoddha Sangskritik Sangggo encouraged the people, including freedom fighters with their songs. Additionally, many singers played a vital role in the War of Liberation with their merit, creativity, and hard work.