Call Ready

Coordinates: 23°42′27″N 90°25′04″E / 23.7075°N 90.4177°E / 23.7075; 90.4177
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Call Ready
কল-রেডী
PredecessorArju Light house
Formation1948
FounderHaripad Ghosh
Dayal Ghosh
Founded atDhaka, Bangladesh
TypeMicrophone service
Coordinates23°42′27″N 90°25′04″E / 23.7075°N 90.4177°E / 23.7075; 90.4177

Call-Ready (Bengali: কল-রেডী) is a historic microphone and sound service company based in Bangladesh.[1][2][3] The Call-Ready service became very popular between 1950s and 1970s in East Pakistan before the Independence of Bangladesh.[4] This mic service has been used in almost every movements during that period. The notable events where the service was used, the Bengali language movement in 1952, 1954 East Bengali legislative election, the Six point movement in 1966, 1969 Mass uprising, 1970 Pakistani general election and 7 March Speech of Bangabandhu.[5][6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chowdhury, Moinul Hoque. "The Call Ready microphone that witnessed history". bdnews24.com.
  2. ^ "History amplified: The Call-Ready story". Dhaka Tribune. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. ^ 'দেশ স্বাধীন হওয়ার পর অন্য কেউ সেই মাইক্রোফোনে ভাষণ দেননি'. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. ^ Raju, Fazlur Rahman (7 March 2018). "Call-Ready yet to receive recognition for historical contribution". Dhaka Tribune (Opinion). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Call-Ready". The Asian Age. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  6. ^ স্বাধীনতার সাক্ষী কল-রেডী. RTV (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  7. ^ কল-রেডী একটি মাইকের ইতিবৃত্ত. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 March 2019.