List of television stations in Bangladesh

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.

State-owned[2]

Name In Bengali Launched Owner
BTV বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন 25 December 1964 (1964-12-25) Government of Bangladesh
BTV World বিটিভি ওয়ার্ল্ড 11 April 2004 (2004-04-11)
Sangsad Bangladesh Television সংসদ বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন 25 January 2011 (2011-01-25)
BTV Chittagong বিটিভি চট্টগ্রাম 19 December 1996 (1996-12-19)

Privately owned[2]

Name In Bengali Launched Owner
ATN Bangla এটিএন বাংলা 15 July 1997 (1997-07-15) Multimedia Production Company Ltd.
Channel I চ্যানেল আই 1 October 1999 (1999-10-01) Impress Group
Ekushey Television একুশে টেলিভিশন 14 April 2000 (2000-04-14) (Original)

29 August 2002 (Closed) 29 March 2007 (Relaunch) || Ekushey Television Limited

NTV এনটিভি 3 July 2003 (2003-07-03) International Television Channel Ltd.
RTV আরটিভি 26 December 2005 (2005-12-26) Bengal Media Corporation
Boishakhi Television বৈশাখী টেলিভিশন 27 December 2005 (2005-12-27) Destiny 2000 Limited
Banglavision বাংলাভিশন 31 March 2006 (2006-03-31) Shyamol Bangla Media Ltd.
Desh TV দেশ টিভি 26 March 2009 (2009-03-26) Desh Television Limited (Karnaphuli Group)
My TV মাই টিভি 15 April 2010 (2010-04-15) V.M. International Ltd
ATN News এটিএন নিউজ 7 June 2010 (2010-06-07) Multimedia Production Company Ltd.
Mohona Television মোহনা টিভি 11 November 2010 (2010-11-11) Mohona Television Limited
Bijoy TV বিজয় টিভি 16 December 2011 (2011-12-16) Bijoy Television Limited
Somoy TV সময় টিভি 17 April 2011 (2011-04-17) City Group
Independent Television ইনডিপেনডেন্ট টেলিভিশন 28 July 2011 (2011-07-28) BEXIMCO
Maasranga Television মাছরাঙ্গা টেলিভিশন 30 July 2011 (2011-07-30) Square Group
Channel 9 চ্যানেল নাইন 8 April 2011 (2011-04-08) Virgo Media Limited
Channel 24 চ্যানেল টুয়েন্টিফোর 24 May 2012 (2012-05-24) Times Media Limited (Ha-meem Group)
GTV জিটিভি 12 June 2012 (2012-06-12) Gazi Group Limited
Ekattor TV একাত্তর টিভি 21 June 2012 (2012-06-21) Meghna Group of Industries
Asian TV এশিয়ান টিভি 18 January 2013 (2013-01-18) Asian Group of Industries
SA TV এসএ টিভি 19 January 2013 (2013-01-19) S. A. Group
Gaan Bangla গান বাংলা 16 December 2013 (2013-12-16) One More Zero Group
Jamuna Television যমুনা টেলিভিশন 5 April 2014 (2014-04-05) Jamuna Group
Deepto TV দীপ্ত টিভি 18 November 2015 (2015-11-18) Kazi Media Limited
DBC News ডিবিসি নিউজ 21 September 2016 (2016-09-21) Dhaka Bangla Media & Communication Ltd.
News24 নিউজ টুয়েন্টি ফোর 28 July 2016 (2016-07-28) East West Media Group (Bashundhara Group)
Bangla TV বাংলা টিভি 19 May 2017 (2017-05-19) Akhter Group
Duronto TV দুরন্ত টিভি 5 October 2017 (2017-10-05) Barind Media Limited
Nagorik TV নাগরিক টিভি 1 March 2018 (2018-03-01) Jadoo Media Limited
Ananda TV আনন্দ টিভি 11 March 2018 (2018-03-11) Abbasuddin Media Ltd.
T Sports টি স্পোর্টস 9 November 2020 (2020-11-09) East West Media Group (Bashundhara Group)
Nexus Television নেক্সাস টেলিভিশন 30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) S. Alam Group of Industries
Ekhon এখন 9 June 2022 City Group
Global Television গ্লোবাল টেলিভিশন 30 June 2022 (2022-06-30) Globe Multimedia Limited
Green TV গ্রিন টিভি 19 May 2023 (2023-05-19) Rongdhanu Group
Channel S চ্যানেল এস 12 June 2024 (2024-06-12) Sunshine Television Limited

Defunct

Channel Launched and closed
STV-US 22 November 2005 – September 2007
Channel 1 24 January 2006 – 27 April 2010
CSB News 9 April 2007 – 6 September 2007
Islamic TV April 2007 - May 2013
Diganta Television 28 August 2008 – 6 May 2013
Channel 16 16 December 2011 – 2 December 2014

Upcoming channels[3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ জমকালো আয়োজনে গ্রিন টিভির যাত্রা শুরু. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b তালিকা ধরে চ্যানেল দেখানোর নির্দেশনা ক্যাবল অপারেটরদের. BanglaNews24 (in Bengali). 3 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Hasan: 45 TV channels get permission, 30 in operation". Dhaka Tribune. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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