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List of television stations in Bangladesh

Around 49 privately owned television channels were permitted by the Government of Bangladesh as of 2026,[1] of which thirty-eight are currently on air.[a] Some television channels, including STV-US, CSB News, Diganta Television, 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 55 television channels in Bangladesh, with 42 currently on air.[1]

State-owned

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

NameNative nameLaunchedNotesReference(s)
BTVবাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন25 December 1964Originally part of Pakistan Television, it was revamped into its current form following Bangladesh's independence.[2]
BTV Chittagongবিটিভি চট্টগ্রাম19 December 1996Regional station serving the Chittagong division.[2]
BTV Newsবিটিভি নিউজ31 December 2024State-owned news channel that replaced BTV World.[]
Sangsad Bangladeshসংসদ বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন25 January 2011Broadcasts live from the National Parliament.[2]

Relay stations

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NameNative nameLaunchedNotesReference(s)
BTV Khulnaবিটিভি খুলনা11 March 1977Slated to be converted into a regional station[3]
BTV Mymensinghবিটিভি ময়মনসিংহMay 1979Slated to be converted into a regional station[4][5]
BTV Rajshahiবিটিভি রাজশাহী13 June 2001Slated to be converted into a regional station[6]
BTV Rangpurবিটিভি রংপুরDecember 1978Slated to be converted into a regional station[7]
BTV Sylhetবিটিভি সিলেটJune 1977Slated to be converted into a regional station[4][5]

Defunct

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ChannelLaunched Closed Notes
BTV World 11 April 200431 December 2024 State-owned international channel. Replaced by BTV News after closedown.

Privately owned

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Mixed entertainment

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NameNative nameLaunchedOwnerNotesReference(s)
ATN Banglaএটিএন বাংলা15 July 1997Multimedia Production Company Ltd.Bangladesh's first privately owned television channel.[2]
Channel iচ্যানেল আই1 October 1999Impress GroupBangladesh's first Digital Satellite Television[2]
Ekushey Televisionএকুশে টেলিভিশন14 April 2000Ekushey Television LimitedFormerly broadcast via terrestrial television. Shut down in 2002 but returned on satellite television in 2007.[2]
NTVএনটিভি3 July 2003International Television Channel Ltd.[2]
RTVআরটিভি26 December 2005Bengal Media CorporationFormerly known as National Television Limited[2]
Boishakhi TVবৈশাখী টেলিভিশন27 December 2005Boishakhi Media Limited (Destiny 2000 Limited)Formerly owned by BNS Group of Companies[2]
Banglavisionবাংলাভিশন31 March 2006Shyamol Bangla Media Ltd.[2]
My TVমাই টিভি15 April 2010V.M. International Ltd.[2]
Mohona Televisionমোহনা টিভি11 November 2010Mohona Television Limited[2]
Maasranga Televisionমাছরাঙ্গা টেলিভিশন30 July 2011Square Group[2]
Channel 9চ্যানেল নাইন30 January 2012Virgo Media Limited[2]
GTVজিটিভি12 June 2012Gazi Satellite Television Limited (Gazi Group Limited)[2]
Asian TVএশিয়ান টিভি18 January 2013Asian Group of Industries[2]
SA TVএসএ টিভি19 January 2013S. A. GroupS A Paribahan[2]
Bijoy TVবিজয় টিভি31 May 2013Bijoy Television Limited[2]
Deepto TVদীপ্ত টিভি18 November 2015Kazi Media LimitedKazi Farms Group[2]
Bangla TVবাংলা টিভি19 May 2017Akhter GroupBritish Bangali channel[2]
Nagorik TVনাগরিক টিভি1 March 2018Jadoo Media LimitedMohammadi Group[2]
Ananda TVআনন্দ টিভি11 March 2018Abbasuddin Media Ltd.[2]
Global Televisionগ্লোবাল টেলিভিশন30 June 2022Globe Multimedia Limited[8]
Green TVগ্রিন টিভি19 May 2023Rongdhanu Group[9]
Channel Sচ্যানেল এস12 June 2024Sunshine Television Limited[10]

News

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NameNative nameLaunchedOwnerNotesReference(s)
Channel 1চ্যানেল ওয়ান24 January 2006One Entertainment LimitedOriginally launched as a mixed entertainment channel, but was shut down on 27 April 2010. Returned as a news channel on 27 April 2026.[11]
Desh TVদেশ টিভি26 March 2009Karnaphuli GroupFormerly a mixed entertainment television channel[2]
ATN Newsএটিএন নিউজ7 June 2010ATN News Limited (Multimedia Production Company Ltd.)First contemporary news channel in Bangladesh[2]
Somoy TVসময় টিভি17 April 2011Somoy Media Limited (City Group)[2]
Independent Televisionইনডিপেনডেন্ট টেলিভিশন28 July 2011Independent Television Limited (BEXIMCO)First local channel to use MPEG-4[2]
Channel 24চ্যানেল টুয়েন্টিফোর24 May 2012Times Media Limited (Ha-meem Group)Formerly a mixed entertainment television channel[2]
Ekattorএকাত্তর21 June 2012Ekattor Media Limited (Meghna Group of Industries)First full HD news channel[2]
Jamuna Televisionযমুনা টেলিভিশন5 April 2014Jamuna Television Limited (Jamuna Group)[2]
News24নিউজ টুয়েন্টি ফোর28 July 2016East West Media GroupBashundhara Group[2]
DBC Newsডিবিসি নিউজ21 September 2016Dhaka Bangla Media & Communication Ltd.[2]
Star Newsস্টার নিউজ20 January 2026Nabil Group of Industries[12]

Infotainment

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NameNative nameLaunchedOwnerNotesReference(s)
Nexus Televisionনেক্সাস টেলিভিশন30 July 2021S. Alam Group of IndustriesNon-fiction television channel[13]
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NameNative nameLaunchedOwnerNotesReference(s)
Ekhonএখন9 June 2022City GroupFormerly Spice Television during its prelaunch[14][15]

Religious

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NameNative nameLaunchedOwnerNotesReference(s)
Islamic TVইসলামিক টিভিApril 2007Broadcast Islamic WorldShut down in 2013; returned on 19 February 2026.[16][17]

Music

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

Children's

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

Sports

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NameNative nameLaunchedOwnerNotes
T Sportsটি স্পোর্টস9 November 2020East West Media Group (Bashundhara Group)[2]

Defunct

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ChannelLaunched and closed
STV-US22 November 2005 – 15 March 2007
CSB News9 April 2007 – 6 September 2007
Diganta Television28 August 2008 – 6 May 2013
Channel 1616 December 2011 – 2 December 2014

Upcoming channels

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Gaan Bangla's broadcasts are currently suspended, which would have otherwise brought the number up to thirty-nine.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting suspended on 11 December 2024[18]

References

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  1. 1 2 বেসরকারি টিভি চ্যানেলের অনুমোদন আছে ৫৫টির, সম্প্রচারে আছে ৩৭টি: সংসদে তথ্যমন্ত্রী. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 19 April 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  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. ↑ "Channel 1 to resume broadcasting from tomorrow after 16 years". The Business Standard. 26 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  12. ↑ স্টার নিউজের আনুষ্ঠানিক সম্প্রচার শুরু. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 20 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "যাত্রা শুরু করল নেক্সাস টেলিভিশন" [Nexus Television begins transmissions]. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  14. ↑ স্পাইস টিভি পরীক্ষামূলক সম্প্রচার শুরু করছে আজ. Barta24. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  15. ↑ Com, Jagonews24 (10 June 2022). যাত্রা শুরু করলো দেশের প্রথম ব্যবসাকেন্দ্রিক টিভি ‘এখন’. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 June 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ↑ "Diganta, Islamic TV taken off air". BDNews24. 6 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013.
  17. ↑ ১৬ বছর পর ফিরল চ্যানেল ওয়ান, প্রস্তুতিতে আরও তিন চ্যানেল. Star News (in Bengali). 3 May 2026. Archived from the original on 8 May 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Why did Gaan Bangla suddenly go off-air?". Dhaka Tribune. 11 December 2024.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Hasan: 45 TV channels get permission, 30 in operation". Dhaka Tribune. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  20. ↑ "AL MP accuses Benazir, cohorts of snatching 70pc share of Citizen TV". New Age. 2 June 2024.
  21. 1 2 পুরোনো প্রক্রিয়ায় নতুন দুটি টিভি চ্যানেলের লাইসেন্স, কারা পেল. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
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