Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra

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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 War in 1971. The station played an important role in broadcasting the Declaration of Independence and increasing the morale of Bangladeshis during the brutal attack in 1971. During this time, radio was the only medium able to reach the far ends of Bangladesh. The station ran a campaign throughout the independence war.

Giving tunes, and taking records at every moment. Music expert Altaf Mahmud helped the fighters in different ways. The guerrilla fighters would often visit his home and store weapons there. At one stage, he was taken captive by the Pakistanis and tortured in a torture cell where he was martyred. 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 fighters with their songs. Additionally, many singers played a vital role in the War of Independence with their merit, creativity, and hard work.