Dhaka, June 9 -- Bangladesh Television (BTV) will broadcast the upcoming FIFA World Cup at a nominal cost after securing the broadcasting rights for Tk47.25 crore, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yasser Khan Choudhury said on Tuesday.

BTV would not have to bear the cost from its own funds as the expenditure has largely been recovered through the sale of rights and advertising opportunities to various organizations, he said while speaking at a press conference on World Cup broadcasting rights at the Secretariat.

Youth and Sports State Minister Md Aminul Haque and the Prime Minister's Adviser on Information and Broadcasting Zahed Ur Rahman were also present at the event.

Yasser Khan said BTV had spent nearly Tk 100 crore ...