Television and Radio

Television is the biggest medium for news in Bangladesh. There were 15 television stations in 1999. In 2006, there were 15AM and 13FM radio stations available. Currently There are more than 100 TV Channels in Bangladesh.

State TV Channels

Name Language(s) Established Base
Bangladesh Television (BTV)1 Bengali March 1965 Rampura, Dhaka
Sangsad TV Bengali January 2011 Rampura, Dhaka
BTV World Bengali 2005 Rampura, Dhaka

1 Terrestrial networks
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Private TV Channels

Name Language(s) Genre Established Base
ATN Bangla Bengali Entertainment July 15, 1998 Kawran Bazar, Dhaka
Banglavision Bengali Entertainment March 31, 2005 Dhaka
Channel I Bengali Entertainment October 1, 1999 Dhaka
Desh TV Bengali Entertainment March 26, 2009 Malibagh, Dhaka
Ekushey Television Bengali Entertainment April 14, 2000 Kawran Bazar, Dhaka
NTV Bengali Entertainment 2003 Karwan Bazar, Dhaka
RTV Bengali Entertainment 2005 Karwan Bazar, Dhaka
Boishakhi TV Bengali Entertainment 2004 Mohakhali, Dhaka
Mohona TV Bengali Entertainment 2010 Mirpur, Dhaka
ATN News Bengali News June 7, 2010 Kawran Bazar, Dhaka
Channel 9 Bengali Entertainment 2010 Tejgaon, Dhaka
Maasranga TV Bengali Entertainment
Independent Television Bengali News 2010 Tejgaon, Dhaka
Somoy TV Bengali News – Dhaka
SA TV Bengali Entertainment 2013 Dhaka
Gaan Bangla Bengali Music 2013 Dhaka
Channel 24 Bengali Entertainment 2013 Tejgaon, Dhaka
ekattor.tv Bengali News 2013
Gazi TV (GTV) Bengali Entertainment 2013 Segun Bagicha, Dhaka
Jamuna TV Bengali Entertainment 2014 Boshundhora, Dhaka
Channel 16 Bengali Music
Asian TV Bengali
Bijoy TV Bengali Entertainment

Source Wikipedia.

Foreign Broadcasts

News media

Bangladesh has a vibrant news media both in Bangla and  English. Additional information is available at our news section.