Btv played vital role in war of liberation: Muhith

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has said that Bangladesh Television (Btv) played a vital role in the war of liberation in 1971. He said this while addressing as the chief guest at a function marking the golden jubilee of Btv at Sylhet Upokendra in Sylhet city. ‘Television is a medium of education and entertainment. It is playing significant role to uphold the culture of the country,’ Muhith said. Due to continuous development of technology, communication among the people becomes easier day by day, he said. Mahmudus Samad Chowdhury, MP, Sylhet City unit Awami League (AL) president Badar Uddin Ahmad Qamran and general secretary Asad Uddin Ahmed, district AL general secretary Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury, Sadar Upazila Parishad chairman Ashfaq Ahmad and Madan Mohan College Principal Prof Abul Fateh Fattah were present, according to a news agency.