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

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

Name	In Bengali	Launched	Information	Reference(s)
BTV	বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন	25 December 1964 (1964-12-25)	Founded in 1964 as Pakistan Television when East Pakistan, but renamed BTV after 1971.	[2]
BTV Chittagong	বিটিভি চট্টগ্রাম	19 December 1996 (1996-12-19)	Chittagong division regional channel.	[2]
BTV News	বিটিভি নিউজ	31 December 2024 (2024-12-31)	Available worldwide.	[2]
Sangsad Bangladesh	সংসদ বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন	25 January 2011 (2011-01-25)	Broadcasts live Bangladesh's National Parliament Assemblies.	[2]

Relay stations

Name	In Bengali	Launched	Information	Reference(s)
BTV Khulna	বিটিভি খুলনা	11 March 1977 (1977-03-11)	Slated to be converted into a regional station	[3]
BTV Mymensingh	বিটিভি ময়মনসিংহ	May 1979 (1979-05)	Slated to be converted into a regional station	[4][5]
BTV Rajshahi	বিটিভি রাজশাহী	13 June 2001 (2001-06-13)	Slated to be converted into a regional station	[6]
BTV Rangpur	বিটিভি রংপুর	December 1978 (1978-12)	Slated to be converted into a regional station	[7]
BTV Sylhet	বিটিভি সিলেট	June 1977 (1977-06)	Slated to be converted into a regional station	[4][5]

Privately owned

Mixed entertainment

Name	Native name	Launched	Owner	Notes	Reference(s)
ATN Bangla	এটিএন বাংলা	15 July 1997 (1997-07-15)	Multimedia Production Company Ltd.	Bangladesh's first privately owned television channel.	[2]
Channel i	চ্যানেল আই	1 October 1999 (1999-10-01)	Impress Group		[2]
Ekushey Television	একুশে টেলিভিশন	14 April 2000 (2000-04-14)	Ekushey Television Limited	Formerly broadcast via terrestrial television. Shut down in 2002 but returned on satellite television in 2007.	[2]
NTV	এনটিভি	3 July 2003 (2003-07-03)	International Television Channel Ltd.		[2]
RTV	আরটিভি	26 December 2005 (2005-12-26)	Bengal Media Corporation (Formerly National Television Limited)		[2]
Boishakhi TV	বৈশাখী টেলিভিশন	27 December 2005 (2005-12-27)	Boishakhi Media Limited (Destiny 2000 Limited)	Formerly owned by BNS Group of Companies	[2]
Banglavision	বাংলাভিশন	31 March 2006 (2006-03-31)	Shyamol Bangla Media Ltd.		[2]
My TV	মাই টিভি	15 April 2010 (2010-04-15)	V.M. International Ltd.		[2]
Mohona Television	মোহনা টিভি	11 November 2010 (2010-11-11)	Mohona Television Limited		[2]
Maasranga Television	মাছরাঙ্গা টেলিভিশন	30 July 2011 (2011-07-30)	Square Group		[2]
Channel 9	চ্যানেল নাইন	8 April 2011 (2011-04-08)	Virgo Media Limited		[2]
GTV	জিটিভি	12 June 2012 (2012-06-12)	Gazi Satellite Television Limited (Gazi Group Limited)		[2]
Asian TV	এশিয়ান টিভি	18 January 2013 (2013-01-18)	Asian Group of Industries		[2]
SA TV	এসএ টিভি	19 January 2013 (2013-01-19)	S. A. Group	S A Paribahan	[2]
Bijoy TV	বিজয় টিভি	31 May 2013 (2013-05-31)	Bijoy Television Limited		[2]
Deepto TV	দীপ্ত টিভি	18 November 2015 (2015-11-18)	Kazi Media Limited	Kazi Farms Group	[2]
Bangla TV	বাংলা টিভি	19 May 2017 (2017-05-19)	Akhter Group	British Bangali channel	[2]
Nagorik TV	নাগরিক টিভি	1 March 2018 (2018-03-01)	Jadoo Media Limited	Mohammadi Group	[2]
Ananda TV	আনন্দ টিভি	11 March 2018 (2018-03-11)	Abbasuddin Media Ltd.		[2]
Global Television	গ্লোবাল টেলিভিশন	30 June 2022 (2022-06-30)	Globe Multimedia Limited		[8]
Green TV [a]	গ্রিন টিভি	19 May 2023 (2023-05-19)	Rongdhanu Group		[10]
Channel S	চ্যানেল এস	12 June 2024 (2024-06-12)	Sunshine Television Limited		[11]

News

Name	Native name	Launched	Owner	Notes	Reference(s)
Desh TV	দেশ টিভি	26 March 2009 (2009-03-26)	Desh Television Limited (Karnaphuli Group)	Formerly a mixed entertainment channel prior to 26 October 2022	[12][2]
ATN News	এটিএন নিউজ	7 June 2010 (2010-06-07)	ATN News Limited (Multimedia Production Company Ltd.)	First contemporary news channel in Bangladesh	[2]
Somoy TV	সময় টিভি	17 April 2011 (2011-04-17)	Somoy Media Limited (City Group)		[2]
Independent Television	ইনডিপেনডেন্ট টেলিভিশন	28 July 2011 (2011-07-28)	Independent Television Limited (BEXIMCO)	First local channel to use MPEG-4	[2]
Channel 24	চ্যানেল টুয়েন্টিফোর	24 May 2012 (2012-05-24)	Times Media Limited (Ha-meem Group)		[2]
Ekattor	একাত্তর	21 June 2012 (2012-06-21)	Ekattor Media Limited (Meghna Group of Industries)	First full HD news channel	[2]
Jamuna Television	যমুনা টেলিভিশন	5 April 2014 (2014-04-05)	Jamuna Television Limited (Jamuna Group)		[2]
News24	নিউজ টুয়েন্টি ফোর	28 July 2016 (2016-07-28)	East West Media Group	Bashundhara Group	[2]
DBC News	ডিবিসি নিউজ	21 September 2016 (2016-09-21)	Dhaka Bangla Media & Communication Ltd.		[2]

Infotainment

Name	Native name	Launched	Owner	Notes	Reference(s)
Nexus Television	নেক্সাস টেলিভিশন	30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)	S. Alam Group of Industries	Non-fiction television channel	[13]

Business-related

Name	Native name	Launched	Owner	Notes	Reference(s)
Ekhon	এখন	9 June 2022	City Group	Formerly Spice Television during its prelaunch	[14][15]

Music

Name	Native name	Launched	Owner	Notes	Reference(s)
Gaan Bangla [b]	গান বাংলা	16 December 2013 (2013-12-16)	One More Zero Group		[2]

Children's

Name	Native name	Launched	Owner	Notes	Reference(s)
Duronto TV	দুরন্ত টিভি	5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)	Barind Media Limited		[2]

Sports

Name	Native name	Launched	Owner	Notes
T Sports	টি স্পোর্টস	9 November 2020 (2020-11-09)	East West Media Group (Bashundhara Group)

Defunct

Channel	Launched 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

• Amar Gaan^[17]
• Amar TV^[17]
• Cambrian TV^[17]
• Channel 21^[17]
• Channel 52^[17]
• Citizen TV^[17][18]
• Khela TV^[17]
• Prime TV^[17]
• TV Today^[17]
• Utshab TV^[17]

See also

• Bangladesh portal
• Television portal

• Television in Bangladesh
• List of radio stations in Bangladesh
• Mass Media of Bangladesh
• Telecommunications in Bangladesh

Notes

1. Satellite broadcasting suspended on 19 August 2024^[9]
2. Broadcasting suspended on 11 December 2024^[16]