BBC Bengali rediscovers Dhaka

That's the question the BBC Bengali service is putting to its listeners as part of the weeklong My Dhaka series which launches on February 19, with live participation from Dhaka, says a press release.

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.

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 in the morning and 31, 41 and 49 at night. For audio in Bengali go to bbcbengali.com