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BBC to broadcast SAARC summit live

By Staff Correspondent
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Service will provide live radio coverage of the upcoming South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit from Dhaka.
This was disclosed by William Crawley, head of Eastern Service, at a press briefing yesterday at a local hotel
The BBC executive said that BBC World Service was also negotiating with Bangladesh Radio for hiring an FM-Band for local transmission and was also interested in broadcasting television programmes in Bangladesh.
Terming the SAARC summit as a "major international event,” Crawley said a special BBC team would arrive in the
capital this week to provide live radio coverage in both Bangla and English languages.
Ine English-language programme will be aired on the South Asia report of the BBC World Service aired twice daily seven days a week, he added New Delhi-based BBC correspondent Mark Tully will also be here to report on the summit.
BBC World Service. Crawky said. Is planning a programme entitled "South Asia Season' in February which will include a series of International phone-In programmes with South Aslan beads of state and government.
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. Indian Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao and Nepalese Prime Minister Clrtja Prashad Koirala will take part in the programme, he added.
BBC will also organise a seminar In Dhaka on the impact of satellite television programmes In the South Aslan region.
Crawley expressed his optimism of signing a contract on hiring an FM-band with Radio Bangladesh soon.
Pointing out that this medium was a "valuable resource In broadcasting which Is underused tn Bangladesh.'' he said that BBC was planning to broadcast 18 hours of English and Bangla language programme everyday including educational programmes tn Btingla.
He said . BBC had approached the government for telecasting the World Service TV programmes In Bangladesh but was turned down because
of an existing exclusive BTV contract with CNN
However. he added 1 hope the situation changes ...we would be very happy tf BTV wishes to take a few hours' of programming from BBC.
The press briefing was also attended by Kazi Jawad of the BBC Bengali service and Ataus Samad, the BBC correspondent In Bangladesh
Jawad outlined the new programmes being Initiated In the Bengali service Including a "youth season and organising • debate for college students at Notre Dame College and a concert tn Dhaka In January next.
Replying to a question. Crawley acknowledged that the proliferation of satellite television had eclipsed the audience for radio"
However, he said as radio was a "flexible and cheaper' medium, which enabled better targeting of audiences, it still had a bright future.