BBC World Service
"It's the start of a conversation": Journalist Kavita Puri on producing a podcast series on the Bengal famine
In the latest documentary podcast series “Three Million”, journalist Kavita Puri seeks to answer this haunting question: “How do three million people just disappear?” by talking to some of the last surviving witnesses, including Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen.
8 April 2024
BBC's Int'l radio playwriting competition underway
Writers from around the world, including Bangladesh are invited to submit their scripts as the 25th International Radio Playwriting Competition has been opened for entries, says a press release.
5 November 2015
Kevin Pietersen: Batsman opposes day-night Test matches
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has derided the idea of day-night Test cricket, accusing administrators of "messing with the greatness" of the five-day game.
4 November 2015
First ancient African genome solves migration mystery
An ancient African genome has been sequenced for the first time from a 4,500-year-old skull that was discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia.
9 October 2015