BBC Bangla

BBC News Bangla
TypeOnline news portal, internet, and television broadcasts
Country
AvailabilityInternational
EndowmentForeign and Commonwealth Office, UK
OwnerBBC
Key people
Mir Sabbir (Editor)
Launch date
1941
Official website
bbc.com/bengali

BBC News Bangla (Bengali: বিবিসি নিউজ বাংলা, romanizedBibiśi Niuj Baṅla) is the Bengali language service of the BBC World Service, inaugurated in 1941 for Bengali audiences worldwide especially the ones in the Bengal region, which includes the sovereign state of Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura. It conveys the latest political, social, economic and sports news relevant to India, Bangladesh and the world.