DOT Desk: Psychological warfare, also called psywar, the use of propaganda against an enemy, supported by our freedom fighters, our armed forces, economic, or political measures as required were launched against the brutal Pakistani Army and their savage local mango-twigs in 1971 to attain Bangladesh,reports Dhaka Ttribune .
Both the Bangladesh government in exile and Indian authorities felt a radio station was needed to carry on psychological warfare over the airwaves and to keep up the morale of comrades in Bangladesh. “This Kolkata station was obviously the result of that belief,” said retired IPS officer Shantanu Mukherjee, former National Security Advisor to Mauritius and an analyst on South Asian affairs.
Sole transmitting radio station for Swadhin Bangla Betar (Free Bangladesh Radio), broadcasting news bulletins, plays, songs, and “above all, hope” for a beleaguered people in our land. Songs like Purbo digante, shurjo utheche (On the eastern sky, a new sun has arisen), Shono ekti Mujjiburer theke (Hear from one Mujibur), and Mora ekti phool ke bachabo bole juddho kori (We fight to save one flower) were written, composed, and recorded at Kolkata’s Ballygunge studio at Swadhin Bangla Betar.