List of television stations in Bangladesh

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Around 46 privately owned television channels were permitted by the Government of Bangladesh as of 2023, [1] of which thirty-six are currently on air. Six television channels, namely STV-US, CSB News, Channel 1, Diganta Television, Islamic TV, and Channel 16, have been taken off air. Bangladesh has four state-owned television stations, of which only three broadcast on terrestrial television, which are BTV Dhaka, BTV Chittagong, and Sangsad Television. In total, there are 50 television channels in Bangladesh, with 40 currently on air.

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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.

NameIn BengaliLaunchedInformationReference(s)
BTV বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন25 December 1964Founded in 1964 as Pakistan Television when East Pakistan, but renamed BTV after 1971. [2]
BTV Chittagong বিটিভি চট্টগ্রাম19 December 1996Regional channel. [2]
BTV News বিটিভি নিউজ31 December 2024Available worldwide. [2]
Sangsad Bangladesh সংসদ বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন25 January 2011Broadcasts live Bangladesh's National Parliament Assemblies. [2]

Relay stations

NameIn BengaliLaunchedInformationReference(s)
BTV Khulna বিটিভি খুলনা11 March 1977Slated to be converted into a regional station [3]
BTV Mymensingh বিটিভি ময়মনসিংহMay 1979Slated to be converted into a regional station [4] [5]
BTV Rajshahi বিটিভি রাজশাহী13 June 2001Slated to be converted into a regional station [6]
BTV Rangpur বিটিভি রংপুরDecember 1978Slated to be converted into a regional station [7]
BTV Sylhet বিটিভি সিলেটJune 1977Slated to be converted into a regional station [4] [5]

Privately owned

Mixed Entertainment

NameNative nameLaunchedOwnerNotesReference(s)
ATN Bangla এটিএন বাংলা15 July 1997Multimedia Production Company Ltd.Bangladesh's first privately owned television channel. [2]
Channel i চ্যানেল আই1 October 1999 Impress Group [2]
Ekushey Television একুশে টেলিভিশন14 April 2000Ekushey Television LimitedFormerly broadcast via terrestrial television. Shut down in 2002 but returned on satellite television in 2007. [2]
NTV এনটিভি3 July 2003International Television Channel Ltd. [2]
RTV আরটিভি26 December 2005Bengal Media Corporation (Formerly National Television Limited) [2]
Boishakhi TV বৈশাখী টেলিভিশন27 December 2005Boishakhi Media Limited (Destiny 2000 Limited)Formerly owned by BNS Group of Companies [2]
Banglavision বাংলাভিশন31 March 2006Shyamol Bangla Media Ltd. [2]
My TV মাই টিভি15 April 2010V.M. International Ltd. [2]
Mohona Television মোহনা টিভি11 November 2010Mohona Television Limited [2]
Maasranga Television মাছরাঙ্গা টেলিভিশন30 July 2011 Square Group [2]
Channel 9 চ্যানেল নাইন8 April 2011Virgo Media Limited [2]
GTV জিটিভি12 June 2012Gazi Satellite Television Limited (Gazi Group Limited) [2]
Asian TV এশিয়ান টিভি18 January 2013Asian Group of Industries [2]
SA TV এসএ টিভি19 January 2013 S. A. Group S A Paribahan [2]
Bijoy TV বিজয় টিভি31 May 2013Bijoy Television Limited [2]
Deepto TV দীপ্ত টিভি18 November 2015Kazi Media Limited Kazi Farms Group [2]
Bangla TV বাংলা টিভি19 May 2017Akhter GroupBritish Bangali channel [2]
Nagorik TV নাগরিক টিভি1 March 2018Jadoo Media Limited Mohammadi Group [2]
Ananda TV আনন্দ টিভি11 March 2018Abbasuddin Media Ltd. [2]
Global Television গ্লোবাল টেলিভিশন30 June 2022Globe Multimedia Limited [8]
Green TV [a] গ্রিন টিভি19 May 2023Rongdhanu Group [9]
Channel S চ্যানেল এস12 June 2024Sunshine Television Limited [10]

News

NameNative nameLaunchedOwnerNotesReference(s)
Desh TV দেশ টিভি26 March 2009Desh Television Limited (Karnaphuli Group)Formerly a mixed entertainment channel prior to 26 October 2022 [11] [2]
ATN News এটিএন নিউজ7 June 2010ATN News Limited (Multimedia Production Company Ltd.)First contemporary news channel in Bangladesh [2]
Somoy TV সময় টিভি17 April 2011Somoy Media Limited (City Group) [2]
Independent Television ইনডিপেনডেন্ট টেলিভিশন28 July 2011Independent Television Limited (BEXIMCO)First local channel to use MPEG-4 [2]
Channel 24 চ্যানেল টুয়েন্টিফোর24 May 2012Times Media Limited (Ha-meem Group) [2]
Ekattor একাত্তর21 June 2012Ekattor Media Limited (Meghna Group of Industries)First full HD news channel [2]
Jamuna Television যমুনা টেলিভিশন5 April 2014Jamuna Television Limited (Jamuna Group) [2]
News24 নিউজ টুয়েন্টি ফোর28 July 2016 East West Media Group Bashundhara Group [2]
DBC News ডিবিসি নিউজ21 September 2016Dhaka Bangla Media & Communication Ltd. [2]

Infotainment

NameNative nameLaunchedOwnerNotesReference(s)
Nexus Television নেক্সাস টেলিভিশন30 July 2021 S. Alam Group of Industries Non-fiction television channel [12]
NameNative nameLaunchedOwnerNotesReference(s)
Ekhon এখন9 June 2022 City Group Formerly Spice Television during its prelaunch [13] [14]

Music

NameNative nameLaunchedOwnerNotesReference(s)
Gaan Bangla [b] গান বাংলা16 December 2013One More Zero Group [2]

Children's

NameNative nameLaunchedOwnerNotesReference(s)
Duronto TV দুরন্ত টিভি5 October 2017Barind Media Limited [2]

Sports

NameNative nameLaunchedOwnerNotes
T Sports টি স্পোর্টস9 November 2020 East West Media Group (Bashundhara Group)

Defunct

ChannelLaunched and closed
BTV World 11 April 2004 – 31 December 2024
STV-US 22 November 2005 – 15 March 2007
Channel 1 24 January 2006 – 27 April 2010
CSB News 9 April 2007 – 6 September 2007
Islamic TV April 2007 - 6 May 2013
Diganta Television 28 August 2008 – 6 May 2013
Channel 16 16 December 2011 – 2 December 2014

Upcoming channels

See also

References

  1. ↑ জমকালো আয়োজনে গ্রিন টিভির যাত্রা শুরু. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 তালিকা ধরে চ্যানেল দেখানোর নির্দেশনা ক্যাবল অপারেটরদের. BanglaNews24 (in Bengali). 3 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "প্রধানমন্ত্রীর প্রতিশ্রুতির এক যুগেও বাস্তবায়ন হয়নি বিটিভির খুলনা কেন্দ্র". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 7 November 2023. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Television Factbook" (PDF). 1981–82. p. 1189. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Short Brief of Technical Profile of BTV" (PDF). Bangladesh Television. p. 3. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  6. ↑ অবশেষে আসছে বিটিভির 'রাজশাহী উপকেন্দ্র'. BanglaNews24 (in Bengali). 3 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  7. ↑ চার দশকেও পূর্ণাঙ্গ চালু হয়নি বিটিভির আঞ্চলিক সম্প্রচার কেন্দ্র. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  8. ↑ পূর্ণাঙ্গ সম্প্রচারে আসছে গ্লোবাল টেলিভিশন. GlobalTVBD. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  9. ↑ জমকালো আয়োজনে গ্রিন টিভির যাত্রা শুরু. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  10. ↑ 'চ্যানেল এস' এর যাত্রা শুরু. Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "দেশ টিভির নতুন লোগো উন্মোচন ও গুণীজন সংবর্ধনা". tribunenewsbd.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "যাত্রা শুরু করল নেক্সাস টেলিভিশন" [Nexus Television begins transmissions]. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  13. ↑ স্পাইস টিভি পরীক্ষামূলক সম্প্রচার শুরু করছে আজ. Barta24. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  14. ↑ যাত্রা শুরু করলো দেশের প্রথম ব্যবসাকেন্দ্রিক টিভি ‘এখন’. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Hasan: 45 TV channels get permission, 30 in operation". Dhaka Tribune . 12 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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