BBC Bangla has added sports bulletins to its audio news available on mobile phones across Bangladesh in time for the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship. The sports updates will be part of the 15 two-minute news updates available throughout the day, offering audiences a unique global perspective on key national and international news stories.

The first BBC Bangla sports audio bulletin of the day will be available from 04.00 Bangladesh time. It will be updated at 12.00 and then every two hours until 22.00. The BBC Bangla world news audio bulletin will now be available from 08.00 Bangladesh time. There will be a total of 10 world news updates until 23.00. There will be additional sports and world news updates whenever there are breaking news stories. By calling 16262, mobile phone users can also interact with the BBC via text and audio.

The BBC Bangla mobile news service is available nationally in Bangladesh on all of the country’s mobile-phone networks, including Banglalink, Grameenphone, Robi, Airtel, Teletalk and CityCell.