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53-545: Bangladesh Betar is a sister service to Bangladesh Television , which is also state-owned. It operates several AM and FM stations around Bangladesh. It also broadcasts in six languages, including Bengali, to listeners in the country and overseas. Hosne Ara Talukdar is the Director General of Bangladesh Betar. Radio transmission in the region now known as Bangladesh commenced in Dhaka on 16 December 1939 during British rule , as

106-678: A "government propaganda outlet". It operates two main television stations, BTV Dhaka and BTV Chittagong , and fourteen relay stations all over Bangladesh, along with a satellite television channel, BTV World . It is a member of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union and Asiavision , and is an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union . Bangladesh Television also plans to launch six more television channels. BTV can be received via satellite throughout Asia and parts of Europe and Africa. Bangladesh Television

159-477: A good performance in the Pioneer League in 2008. Rampura Thana has an area of 2.80 km . It has 17 Mahallas and Mouzas . It borders Gulshan Thana and Badda Thana in the north, Khilgaon Thana in the east and Shahjahanpur Thana in the south. In the west it borders Ramna Thana and Tejgaon Industrial Area Thana . There is also a slum in the thana called Rampura Slum. The Rampura canal serves as

212-522: A new magazine show for BTV based on The David Frost Show on BBC , Jodi Kichhu Mone Na Koren , which ended right after his death. It later expanded its broadcasting schedule to six hours daily in 1979. Bangladesh Television commenced color transmissions on 16 December 1980, being inaugurated by President Ziaur Rahman , marking the first official full-time color broadcasts in South Asia . In 1984, Bangladesh Television merged with Bangladesh Betar to form

265-611: A part of All India Radio . Initially, the station was located at the Nazimuddin Road in Old Dhaka . Its maximum transmission range was 45 kilometres. Leila Arjumand Banu performed on the first day of broadcasting. After the territory eventually fell into Pakistani rule in 1947, the station in Dhaka became a part of Radio Pakistan . In 1954, broadcasting started in Rajshahi. On 8 September 1960,

318-612: A special program in its headquarters, which was broadcast on both networks. BTV inaugurated two new digital studios on 8 February 2020, at the BTV Bhaban, as a part of the network's renaissance. During the COVID-19 pandemic , BTV, along with Sangsad Television , began broadcasting educational programming for secondary-level students. It had also reaired some of its classic television series. BTV announced to establish an educational channel to make remote learning more effective on students, which

371-506: A stay order issued on 25 April 2010. In October 2022, Bangladesh Television began airing the first 2D animated series fully produced in Bangladesh, Jungle Mangal . In November 2022, with the cost of 980 million BDT, Bangladesh Television gained the rights of airing the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar. As there were corruption allegations against the chief engineer of the television network,

424-549: A sunrise. It is one of the most recognizable logos in Bangladesh, as it has been used since the country itself gained independence. Bangladesh Television has a diversified set of programming. It mainly consists of dramas, news, educational, public affairs, talk shows, and others. It also broadcasts sports programming, typically cricket matches. BTV also airs English-language news and entertainment programming, including acquired foreign television series. During its anniversaries, Bangladesh Television broadcasts documentaries regarding

477-405: Is also the sister network of Sangsad Television , a parliamentary television channel. BTV World is also to be converted into an independent entertainment television channel with a different schedule compared to BTV Dhaka. BTV Dhaka broadcasts eighteen hours a day on terrestrial television, and twenty-four hours a day on satellite television. Its satellite feed relays BTV World's transmissions during

530-511: Is the state-owned television network of Bangladesh . The network was originally established as the East Pakistan branch of Pakistan Television in 1964. It was rebranded right after the independence of Bangladesh. BTV is the oldest Bengali-language television network in the world, as well as the oldest television network in Bangladesh, and is sister to the radio broadcaster Bangladesh Betar , which, along with BTV, are both owned and operated by

583-534: The 2016 Asia Cup . Bangladesh Television opened the country's first television museum on 1 December 2016. BTV, along with Maasranga Television and Nagorik , was the broadcaster of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Bangladesh. The network began broadcasting in India via DD Free Dish on 2 September 2019, via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite. To celebrate BTV's 55th anniversary in 2019, privately owned Channel i organized

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636-590: The Anti-Corruption Commission raided the headquarters of Bangladesh Television on 16 May 2023. In June 2023, Jahangir Alam was appointed as the new director general of Bangladesh Television. Amid the quota reform protests , some unidentified individuals stormed the headquarters of Bangladesh Television and set it ablaze on 18 July 2024. The main building was also vandalized. Following the incident, BTV ceased all broadcasts at approximately 19:00 BST, after evacuating all staff members. Broadcasts resumed

689-509: The Awami League –led government, and Agamir Bangladesh , which premiered on 7 September 2024. For a long time, privately owned television channels were mandated to broadcast BTV's two o'clock news bulletin. This mandate was removed on 18 September 2024, when Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam stated that the channels no longer need to do so. As of 2014, 1.2% of the television audience in Bangladesh watched BTV. A 2017 survey by

742-636: The Bangabandhu-1 satellite, along with several other local television channels. Via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite, the network's television signals can be received in the Middle East and North Africa . Bangladesh Television is available on several social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. It has also been broadcasting live on IPTV and mobile TV services from 12 November 2013. Bangladesh Television's channels, along with Sangsad Television , are made available for streaming worldwide via

795-428: The 18-hour broadcast on terrestrial. In June 2014, an unused frequency of BTV was scrapped as it disrupted 3G services of mobile operators in Bangladesh. On 24 June 2014, as lightning struck on the tower of Bangladesh Television's Patuakhali relay station, terrestrial broadcasts from there temporarily halted, as a result of the damages caused by the lightning. BTV, along with GTV and Maasranga Television , broadcast

848-493: The 1980s to the year 2000 was often called the "golden age" of Bangladesh Television. Following the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government, the programming structure of Bangladesh Television changed drastically. However, some programming was still found to be appeasing the government even if the interim government no longer mandated the network to do so. Three new series premiered on the network, which were Fascibader Dinlipi , Nipironer Golpo , regarding corruption and torture under

901-498: The BTV app since May 2021. The logo of Bangladesh Television was claimed to be created by prominent art director Mohiuddin Faroque in 1971 in one article. Others, however, suggested that it was Imdad Hossain who, in fact, designed the logo. Nevertheless, it is currently in use since then. The logo consists of a 60s-style television screen with a red disc and a green line inside, resembling

954-550: The Bangladesh Cable TV Viewers Forum stated that only around 25% to 30% of the cable television audience watch local television, among them BTV gained the lowest viewership and was mostly watched by rural audiences, who only have access to terrestrial television. The network's the then director general, Haroon Or Rashid, once stated that if BTV does not change, it will become 'obsolete'. By 2018, Bangladesh Television began regaining its fame and relevancy, after

1007-579: The Dacca station of Pakistan Television was unofficially renamed "Dacca Television", and television celebrities refused to work for Pakistani television as the East Pakistanis struggle for autonomy . On 23 March 1971, three days before Bangladesh was declared an independent state, Dacca Television began displaying the flag of Bangladesh and playing the Bangladeshi national anthem, Amar Sonar Bangla , rather than

1060-801: The English language to Bangladeshi audiences. Both series premiered on the network in October 2010. Its sister, Sangsad Television , was launched on 25 January 2011, which simultaneously broadcasts live programming from the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban . On the same day, BTV commenced experimental broadcasts on digital terrestrial television in Dhaka, Chittagong, and Khulna. BTV was available for streaming on phones through Teletalk 's 3G services in October 2012. On 5 November 2012, to compete with privately owned local television channels, BTV began broadcasting for 24 hours via satellite television, while still retaining

1113-615: The National Broadcasting Authority. As of 1985, via the Satkhira relay station, television sets in West Bengal in India could receive terrestrial signals of BTV. As of 1986, BTV broadcast for 9 hours a weekday and 14 hours on weekends, usually during the evenings. It also aired special programming on Fridays, as well as during national and religious holidays. It began relaying broadcasts of CNN and BBC in 1992, marking

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1166-481: The Pakistani flag and national anthem, despite special programming being arranged on the occasion of Pakistan Day . Threats were made by Pakistani authorities that if the flag of Pakistan was not displayed on television, then Bengali workers would be barred from entering the television center. However, pro-Bangladesh songs were aired on Dacca Television on the night of 23 March instead. Dacca Television later signed-off

1219-477: The air, it was officially converted into a service of Pakistan Television on 25 March 1965. It only broadcast six days a week, while being closed on Mondays. This was Pakistan Television's second television station after the one in Lahore. The first drama telecast on PTV's Dacca television station, Ektala Dotala , written by Munier Choudhury , was aired in 1965. The reality television series Notun Kuri premiered on

1272-478: The first presence of foreign television in Bangladesh. In 1994, BTV telecasted its first private production, a one-hour play Prachir Periye , directed by Atiqul Haque Chowdhury . A commission for the formulation of the autonomy policy of Bangladesh Television, as well as Bangladesh Betar, was founded in September 1996 in order to reform Bangladeshi state media. It issued a report recommending granting BTV its autonomy

1325-498: The following day on 19 July at 16:00 (BST). Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina later visited the headquarter building on July 26 and called for the punishment of the perpetrators. On 18 August 2024, the adviser of information and broadcasting , Nahid Islam , called for the speedy modernization of all institutions under the Information and Broadcasting Ministry including BTV, criticizing them for being stagnant. He stated that BTV

1378-438: The founders of the network and then deputy general director, Monirul Alam, were massacred on 7 November 1975. By 1975, BTV increased its broadcasting schedule to four hours daily. At the time, the transmissions of BTV Dacca covered areas around Comilla, Faridpur, Mymensingh, and Tangail besides Dacca. It increased its broadcasting schedule again to five and a half hours daily the following year. In 1977, Fazle Lohani created

1431-477: The government. Bangladesh Television is the country's only television network provided on terrestrial television. It is primarily financed through television licence fees. Although it has produced many award-winning programs, it has often been accused of being the mouthpiece of the government and panned for its lack of quality programming. Both the headquarters and the administrative building of Bangladesh Television are located at Rampura in Dhaka. Prior to

1484-657: The headquarters of Bangladesh Television have been constructed in Rampura, and the network officially moved its offices and studios from the DIT Bhaban that year. It is the site of GSK Dhaka Half Marathon, sponsored by GSK pharmaceuticals and is a popular marathon in Bangladesh. Rampura KC is the local football club of Rampura and it plays in the Dhaka City Corporation Pioneer Football League. The club qualified for Third Division Football League after

1537-413: The history of the network, such as DIT theke Rampura , which was aired on its 50th anniversary in 2014. The network terrestrially broadcasts from 7'o clock at morning to after 12 midnight. Its Chittagong station broadcasts all day, along with BTV World. BTV, however, also broadcasts all day on satellite and cable television. More than 90% of the programming broadcast on Bangladesh Television is produced by

1590-459: The late 1990s, Bangladesh Television was the sole television broadcaster provided in Bangladesh, and was a very successful network in terms of viewership until the launch of several satellite television channels, which led to the network's downfall and stagnation, mostly due to the fact that it was used for spewing government propaganda for a long period of time. Reporters Without Borders dubbed Bangladesh Television, along with Bangladesh Betar, as

1643-453: The network itself. During the 1980s to 1990s, Bangladesh Television created several popular television series, such as Ei Shob Din Ratri , Bohubrihi , Ayomoy , Ityadi , Kothao Keu Nei , Aaj Robibar , and many others. It has also aired several foreign television series, such as Alif Laila and The Sword of Tipu Sultan , which helped with the network's success. The era from

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1696-687: The network reformed its programming, which led to a tremendous increase in viewership. According to Hasanul Haq Inu , the then Minister of Information of Bangladesh, around 83% of the country's population watched BTV in that year. [REDACTED] Media related to Bangladesh Television at Wikimedia Commons Rampura Thana Rampura Thana ( Bengali : রামপুরা থানা) is a police administrative area ( thana ) of Dhaka , Bangladesh. It encloses parts of Banasree residential area and Dhaka North City Corporation wards 22 and 23. The major thoroughfare DIT Road passes through this area and connects it to Badda , Ramna & Motijheel thanas. In 1975,

1749-648: The next day at 00:01 following an announcement by Masuma Khatun. No programming was broadcast on that day in order to protest Pakistani intervention. As a result, the Pakistan Armed Forces took control of the DIT Bhaban on 26 March but was attacked by the Mukti Bahini . At that moment, people joined to fight for the liberation of Bangladesh through its television industry. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, Pakistan Television's Dacca television station

1802-439: The next year on 30 June. The network established its Chittagong station on 19 December 1996. In May 1997, Bangladesh Television received an Asiavision Award for its coverage of the cyclone that occurred in that year. Bangladesh Television was the sole television broadcaster in Bangladesh until the launch of ATN Bangla on satellite television in 1997, and Ekushey Television on terrestrial in 2000. As competition grew over

1855-400: The off-air hours of its terrestrial feed. BTV Chittagong broadcasts on a full-day basis daily. BTV first commenced transmissions on 25 December 1964 at 19:00 ( Dhaka Standard Time ), as a pilot project in the then East Pakistan under the name, Pilot Television Dacca , airing a song titled "Oi Je Akash Nil Holo Aaj/Shei Shudhu Tomar Preme", sung by singer Ferdausi Rahman . Mordecai Cohen

1908-420: The offices and studios were shifted to the newly built headquarters located at Rampura in Dacca with newer technology. Operations from the Rampura headquarter building commenced on 6 March of that year. The founding father of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman , visited the new headquarter building on 18 May 1975. A while following the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, four BTV officials, including one of

1961-592: The primary drainage system for eastern Dhaka, facilitating the discharge of rainwater and industrial effluents from the region with the help of a storm water pump. Over time, it has faced challenges related to encroachment and unauthorized land occupation. During the rainy season, it also serves as a transportation route for the conveyance of vegetables and fruits into Dhaka. Rampura has a number of housing projects including Jahurul Islam City ( Aftabnagar ) housing project and Banasree housing project, both developed by Eastern Housing Limited , which has been accused of filling

2014-613: The radio station was moved to a modern office in Shahbag with six professional studios. More regional stations were opened in Sylhet in 1961, Savar in 1963, Rangpur in 1967 and in Khulna in 1970. Radio played an important role during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. On 26 March 1971, the broadcasting centre of Radio Pakistan was used to transmit a declaration of independence, which

2067-516: The rest of Bangladesh's divisions, namely Barisal, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Rangpur, and Sylhet. The first station of BTV outside Dhaka was established in Natore in 1974. Later, more relay stations of BTV were established across the country. BTV's first contemporary regional television station was established in Chittagong in 1996. BTV broadcasts worldwide through satellite television via BTV World. It

2120-457: The same day, a Bangabandhu Corner dedicated to the founding father of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman , was inaugurated at the headquarters of Bangladesh Television. In May 2022, the Government of Bangladesh ordered the broadcast of BTV's channels in airports across the country. The High Court of Bangladesh revived the trial for the four BTV officials killed in 1975 on 31 August 2022, lifting

2173-616: The series as of today. Due to a power outage caused by the North Indian Ocean cyclone on 17 November 2007, BTV temporarily ceased transmissions for nearly three hours that day. A new license office was inaugurated at the headquarters of BTV in 2008, according to a press release. In 2009, the Government of Bangladesh decided to reserve terrestrial television frequencies in the country solely to Bangladesh Television. The BBC World Service developed two television series for BTV, Bishaash and BBC Janala Mojay Mojay Shekha , to promote

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2226-472: The station had to be relocated several times. It was first relocated to Tripura on 3 April, and ultimately moved to Kolkata on 25 May, from where it would broadcast until the end of the war. On 6 December, the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra was renamed to Bangladesh Betar, which ultimately replaced Radio Pakistan in Bangladesh. The radio broadcaster was renamed to Radio Bangladesh in 1975, but

2279-574: The station in 1966. It was later taken off the air, although the series would return to the air in 1976. The first television commercial on PTV Dacca was aired in 1967 for a detergent soap 707 . The same year, Pakistan Television's eastern branch was converted to an autonomous corporation. The station initially broadcast on VHF channel 9, but moved to channel 6 and increased its signal on 27 October 1968. There were also plans to establish relay stations in Khulna , Rajshahi , and Chittagong. On 4 March 1971,

2332-707: The station in Dhaka is relayed nationwide via its fourteen relay stations, known as upakendra (উপকেন্দ্র) in Bengali, throughout Bangladesh. About 2 million television sets in the country receive signals from BTV, which covers more than 90% of the Bangladeshi area. VHF Band III , UHF Band IV , and UHF Band V are reserved for use by Bangladesh Television. The relay stations are located at Natore, Khulna , Mymensingh , Sylhet , Rangpur , Noakhali , Brahmanbaria , Thakurgaon , Rajshahi , Jhenaidah , Satkhira , Patuakhali , Ukhia , and Rangamati respectively. The network announced to establish six more regional BTV stations for

2385-430: The years, BTV declined and stagnated, and privately owned television channels gained more popularity among locals. However, up to 2003, Bangladesh Television had established fourteen relay stations, covering 93% of the country. In 2004, Bangladesh Television began international satellite broadcasts via BTV World . In April 2005, the Bangladeshi adaptation of Sesame Street , Sisimpur , debuted on BTV, which still airs

2438-675: Was also planned way back in 2008. On 8 February 2021, Sohrab Hossain was appointed as Bangladesh Television's new director general. On 13 March 2021, Bangladesh Television announced that they will be establishing 6 more regional stations, which was originally to be accomplished by 2023. The network officially launched its app in May 2021, in which four channels, including BTV Dhaka, BTV Chittagong, BTV World, and Sangsad Television, can be streamed worldwide. It also planned to launch its own DTH service soon. Bangladesh Television inaugurated its high definition broadcasts on its 57th anniversary in 2021. On

2491-651: Was launched on 11 April 2004, the same year when BTV itself also began broadcasting on satellite. BTV World broadcasts on a full-day basis, and BTV's satellite feed simulcasts the transmission of BTV World, when the channel closes down for the night, as the terrestrial feed shuts off. BTV broadcasts in over 49 countries via the AsiaSat 7 satellite, covering almost the entire continent of Asia . In 2016, BTV Chittagong began satellite transmissions with airtime hours increasing over time, which broadcast in 60 countries worldwide. In 2018, Bangladesh Television began broadcasting through

2544-657: Was more like the network itself of the 1980s and 1990s. On the same day, Jahangir Alam was removed as the director general, being appointed as the Officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of Public Administration . Nahid Islam later advised BTV not to broadcast any programming pleasing the government, and instead to work in favor of the people. Mahbubul Alam is appointed as the new director general of Bangladesh Television on 22 September 2024. Bangladesh Television operates two main television stations in Dhaka and Chittagong , of which

2597-784: Was picked up by a Japanese ship in Chittagong Harbor and retransmitted. On 26 March 1971, as the Pakistan Army took over the radio station in Dhaka, the Swadhin Bangla Biplobi Betar Kendra clandestine radio station was established in a two-storey building in Kalurghat , constantly broadcasting Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 's call for independence. The station was later renamed to Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra (Independent Bengal Radio Station). Because of heavy shelling,

2650-441: Was renamed Bangladesh Television Corporation Dacca , officially losing its affiliation with PTV. Bangladesh Television's logo appeared on the television screen for the first time on 17 December 1971. Major A.T.M. Haider announced the victory of Bangladesh in the liberation war on Bangladesh Television on the same day during the afternoon. Official broadcasts using the name also began that day at 19:00 (BST). Jamil Chowdhury

2703-810: Was reverted back to Bangladesh Betar in 1996. Its current headquarters were completed in 1983 at National Broadcasting House, Agargaon . Bangladesh Betar was the sole radio broadcaster in Bangladesh until the establishment of Radio Metrowave in 1999, which itself was shut down on 27 June 2005. In January 2020, the programming of Bangladesh Betar began to be distributed to India via All India Radio's stations in Kolkata and Agartala, and also on AIR's app. Schedule MW Schedule FM 23°44′24″N 90°23′47″E  /  23.7400°N 90.3965°E  / 23.7400; 90.3965 Bangladesh Television Bangladesh Television ( Bengali : বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন ), commonly known by its acronym BTV ( Bengali : বিটিভি ),

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2756-480: Was the first announcer on BTV. One of the first broadcasts on the station was also the announcement, "Accept our best wishes, pilot television, Dhaka, 10 Poush 1371", using the Bengali calendar date rather than the Gregorian one. It broadcast from the DIT Bhaban on a three to four-hour basis, with broadcasting equipment provided by NEC . It was originally supposed to be launched on 1 October. After three months on

2809-602: Was the first director general of Bangladesh Television. A signature tune for the station was later made, being based on Dhanadhanya pushpo bhora amader ei boshundhora, a patriotic song written by Bengali poet Dwijendralal Ray . The next year, the autonomous corporation was converted into a fully government-owned department on 15 September, being renamed again as Bangladesh Television Dacca , known just as Bangladesh Television or BTV. The network established its first television station outside Dhaka in Natore in 1974. On 9 February 1975,

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