List of television stations in Bangladesh

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Around 45 television channels were permitted by the Government of Bangladesh as of 2019, of which thirty six are currently on air.[1] Five television channels, namely CSB News, Channel 1, Diganta Television, Islamic TV, and Channel 16, have been taken off air. Bangladesh has four state-owned television stations and several privately owned television channels. Currently, there are only two terrestrial television channels, which are BTV Dhaka and BTV Chittagong.

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State-owned[]

As of today, Bangladesh has four state-owned television channels. Among them, Bangladesh Television is the oldest, founded in 1964.

Name In Bengali Launched Information
BTV বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন 1964 Founded in 1964 as Pakistan Television when East Pakistan, but renamed BTV after 1971.
BTV Chittagong বিটিভি চট্টগ্রাম 1996 Regional channel.
BTV World বিটিভি ওয���ার্ল্ড 2004 Available worldwide.
Sangsad Bangladesh সংসদ বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন 2011 Broadcasts live Bangladesh's National Parliament Assemblies.

Privately owned[]

Mixed Entertainment
Channel Information
ATN Bangla a Bengali-language digital cable television channel that transmits from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh, as well as throughout South Asia, the Middle-East, Europe, and North America. The channel offers a wide variety of programming that includes news, movies, dramas and talk shows.
Channel i a privately owned television network in Bangladesh and the country's first digital channel. It is owned by the Impress Group.
Ekushey Television the first private terrestrial channel in Bangladesh. Official transmission began on 14 April 2000.
NTV a private television station in Bangladesh that is transmitted from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
RTV started operation on 26 December 2005, and mainly broadcasts programs in Bengali.
Boishakhi TV a private satellite TV channel in Bangladesh
Banglavision a satellite TV channel broadcast from Dhaka, Bangladesh
Desh TV started operation in 2009.
My TV a private entertainment television channel in Bangladesh.
Mohona TV a private television station in Bangladesh that is transmitted from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Maasranga Television a private television station in Bangladesh that is transmitted from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is a part of Square Group.
Channel 9 a private television station in Bangladesh that is transmitted from Dhaka, Bangladesh. This channel offers General Entertainment and Sports program only.
GTV a private television station in Bangladesh that is transmitted from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the current official broadcaster of Bangladesh Premier League.
Asian TV a private television station in Bangladesh that is transmitted from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
SA TV a private HD and 3G television station in Bangladesh that is transmitted from Dhaka, Bangladesh. The channel started its full commercial run on 19 January 2013.
Deepto TV Started operation in November 2015. Owned by Kazi Media Limited.
Bangla TV a private television channel of Bangladesh
Nagorik TV a private television channel of Bangladesh
Ananda TV a private television channel of Bangladesh
Nexus Television[2] Privately owned; launched on July 30, 2021
News
Channel Information
ATN News a 24/7 news channel in Bengali. The channel transmits from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and is also transmitted throughout South Asia, the Middle-East, Europe, and North America.
Independent Television a 24/7 news channel in Bengali that is transmitted from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Somoy TV a 24-hour Bengali news-based private satellite television channel in Bangladesh known for its news presentations.
Channel 24 a private television station in Bangladesh that is transmitted from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Ekattor TV the first full HD 24/7 news and current affairs channel in Bengali that is transmitted from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Jamuna TV a private television station in Dhaka, an associate company of Jamuna Group, has been launched on 5 April 2014, as a 24x7 news channel to provide national and international news and information.
News24 a new 24 hours HD news channel owned by East West Media Group in Bangladesh. It was launched on 28 July 2016.
DBC News Started operation in September 2016. Owned by Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury.
Music
Channel Information
Gaan Bangla a music channel in Bangladesh that started on 16 December 2013.
Kids
Channel Information
Duronto TV Duronto TV is a television channel in Bangladesh for children

Movies

Channel Information
Bijoy TV a private television station in Bangladesh for Movies.

Sports

Channel Information
T Sports a private television station in Bangladesh for all kinds of sports. The Basundhara Group is the owner of this channel. T sports has run in 2020.

Defunct

Channel Launched & Closed
Channel 1 2006-2010
CSB News 2007-2007
Islamic TV 2007-2013
Diganta Television 2008-2013
Channel 16 2011-2014

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hasan: 45 TV channels get permission, 30 in operation". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  2. ^ "যাত্রা শুরু করল নেক্সাস টেলিভিশন" [Nexus Television begins transmissions]. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-11-08.

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