Media of Bangladesh
The media of Bangladesh refers to the print, broadcast and online mass media available in Bangladesh. The Constitution guarantees press freedom and freedom of expression within "reasonable restriction", though some media outlets have been harassed. The Bangladeshi media is ranked at 136th out of 173 countries on the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, with 1st being most free.
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Overview
The media in Bangladesh is a mix of government-owned and private media. There are still criminal penalties for libel, defamation and sedition as well as reporting on national security issues. Reporters can be held for up to 90 days without trial under the 1974 Special Powers Act. Media restrictions have usually increased during periods of political turmoil. Reporters Without Borders has accused the army of targeting journalists and enforcing censorship.
Newspapers
The print media is private and consists of hundreds of weekly publications, presenting a vast array of viewpoints, though some outspoken papers have faced pressure in the past. English language papers appeal to an educated urban readership.
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. The BBC World Service broadcasts in the country, and Indian and other foreign television broadcasts are picked up in the country.
Internet media
There are around 500,000 internet users in Bangladesh (0.3% of the population) and use is unrestricted by the government; however some journalist's emails have been monitored.
Daily Newspapers
Bengali-Language Newspapers
- All News of Bangladesh Largest Bangladesh News Link Station
- Ajker Kagoj "No active website now"
- Amader Protidin Amader Shomoy
- Amar Desh
- Dainik Azadi [2]
- Azad
- Bangladesher Alo http://www.bangladesher-alo.com]
- BangaBarta
- Bhorer Kagoj [3]
- Dainik Desh
- Dainik DeshBangla
- Dainik Destiny
- Dainik Khabar
- Dainik Janata
- Dinkal
- Dainik Matribhumi
- Daily Inqilab [4]
- Daily Naya Diganta [5]
- Jaijaidin
- Janakantha [6]
- Jonopad
- Jugantor [7]
- Manabzamin
- Prothom Alo [8]
- Purbadesh
- Sangbad
- Samakal
- The Daily Azadi
- Deshbangla [9]
- Daily Ittefaq [10]
- The Daily Sangram [11]
- Uttaranchal
English Newspapers
- Bangladesh Business Online [12]
- Bangladesh Today
- The Daily Independent
- New Age [13]
- The Bangladesh Observer [14]
- The Bangladesh Times
- The Daily Star [15]
- The Daily Financial Express [16]
- Hawker
- The New Nation [17]
- The News Today
- The Daily Commercial Times
- The Dhaka News [18]
Weekly Newspapers and Magazines
- Anandoloke
- Chitrali
- Cinema Jagat
- Dhaka Courier
- Holiday
- Kishore Bangla
- Nobo jagoron
- Prekkhit
- Robbar
- Sachitra Sandhani
- Saptahik 2000
- Saptahik Chitrabangla
- Saptahik Bichitra
- Saptahik Bichinta
- Saptahik Haq Katha
- Weekly Sadakalo(S M Zaman)
- Saptahik Manabjamin
- Saptahik Ononya
- Shirsha Kagoj
Monthly newspapers and magazines
- Forum
List of Bangladeshi television and radio channels
== Recent years have seen an upsurge in Bangladeshi television channels, especially during the BNP-led four party alliance. Below is a list of channels up linked from Bangladesh.Contents
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State Owned
- Bangladesh Television - Bangladesh's only terrestrial TV channel. The satellite version is BTV World.
Nowadays there are 11 TV channels are run by private entrepreneurs. All of these channels are air through satellite link. TV channels are: ATN Bangla, Channel I, Ekushey Television (ETV), NTV, RTV, Boishakhi Television, Channel 1, Islamic Television, Diganta Television, Desh TV, My TV, ATN News.
Radio Foorti FM 88.0, Radio Aamar FM 88.4, Bangladesh Betar FM 88.8,103.2,94.5,97.6, ABC Radio FM 89.2, Radio Today FM 89.6 are most popular FM radio in Bangladesh.
There are several Internet Radio Stations launched in Bangladesh in the last 2 years. And they are broadcasting popular Bangla Songs, Latest News etc. Radio Jockeys are also doing live programs. HelloDhaka Online Radio Station & Bangla Radio 24 is one of the Popular Online Based Internet Radio in Bangladesh.
TV Channels
Bangladesh Television
Bangladesh Television has a national channel which is broadcast from Dhahka. This transmission is relayed to the whole country via local relay stations in major cities of the country. There is also a regional station located in Chittagong which broadcasts local programmes in the evening. In 2004, BTV started worldwide broadcasts through its satellite based branch, BTV World.[1]
NTV (Bangladesh)
NTV is a Bengali language satellite television channel based in Bangladesh. It started operation in 2003. It is one of the most popular Bengali TV channels in the country. In the anniversary of the channel, the founder expressed interest in creating NTV2 to satisfy the watchers further, however he is now in jail and all of his properties have been seized by the government. The channel broadcasts coverage of news, soap operas, educational, religious and politics related programs.[2]
RTV
RTV (Bangladesh) started operation on 26 December 2005. It mainly broadcasts programs in Bangla.[3]
Channel I
Channel I is a privately owned Television network in Bangladesh and the country's first digital channel. It is owned by the Impress Group, among the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh with interests in textiles, pharmaceuticals and media.[4]
ATN Bangla
ATN Bangla is a Bengali language digital cable television channel. It transmits from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh The channel is transmitted in South Asia, the Middle-east, Europe, and North America. The channel offers a wide variety of programming including news, movies, dramas, talk shows, and more.[5]
ATN News
ATN News is a Bengali language digital cable television channel. It transmits from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh The channel is transmitted in South Asia, the Middle-east, Europe, and North America. The channel offers 24hour News, and more.[6]
Ekushey Television
ETV (ETV) was the first private terrestrial channel in Bangladesh. Official transmission began on April 14, 2000, after a very short time of transmission it became the voice of the nation and the most popular TV channel in Bangladesh through its news and other innovative programs.[7]
Diganta Television
Diganta Television is a private satellite TV channel in Bangladesh, founded in 2007. This is a project of Diganta Media Corporation, which is joined with one of its daily newspaper "'The Daily Naiya Diganta"'. Diganta TV started formally broadcasting on the 27th August, 2008 with 16 hours of news and 8 hours of entertaining programs. [8]
Banglavision
Banglavision is a satellite TV channel broadcasted from Bangladesh. It began its formal transmission on 24 August 1990 through satellite Telstar 10.
Islamic TV
Islamic TV is the first Islamic television station in Bangladesh. The owner of the channel is Said Iskandar, the younger brother of the Ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
Mohona TV
Mohona TV is the newest television station in Bangladesh. Channel I
Somoy Sangbad
Somoy Sangbad is a private TV channel in Bangladesh and the country's best 24 hours digital news channel. It is owned by the Somoy Media Limited. It is a Bengali language News based television channel.The channel offers a wide variety of presenting local and international news. Somoy Sangbad</ref>
Radio
FM Stations
Radio Foorti FM 88.0, Radio Aamar FM 88.4, Bangladesh Betar FM 88.8,103.2,94.5,97.6, ABC Radio FM 89.2, Radio Today FM 89.6,
International
BBC Bangla FM 100.0 Dhaka
Online Radio
HelloDhaka Online Radio
http://www.hellodhaka.net
Radio Dhaka Online Radio
http://www.radiodhaka.net
Radio Circle BD
http://www.radiocirclebd.com
See also
- Media of Bangladesh
- Communications in Bangladesh
References
1. Another private TV channel RTV starts functioning from Dec 26, The Bangladesh Observer, 11 November 2005.
2. banglavision.tv
3. Islamic TV
External Online Radio LInks
- HelloDhaka Online Radio Station
External TV Links
- BTV
- ATN Bangla
- Channel I
- NTV(Bangladesh)
- Bangla Vision
- RTV
- ETV
- Islamic TV
- Boishaki
- Desh TV
- Diganta TV
- Jamuna TV
- ATN News TV
- Somoy Sangbad
List of television stations in Bangladesh
The first television signal broadcast in Bangladesh was in 1964 by the state-owned television network BTV. From then onwards BTV had a virtual monopoly until the late 1990s. Ever since then a number of stations had arrived. Many have also shut down in the process.Contents
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Terrestrial networks
Name | Ownership | Language(s) | Established | |
1 | Bangladesh Television (BTV) | State-owned | Bengali | march , 1965 |
Satellite networks
Almost every channel is broadcast from the Telstar 10 satellite with the exception of ATN Bangla which is broadcast from Thaicom2/5
Name | Ownership | Language(s) | Genre | Established | Base | |
1 | ATN Bangla | Private | Bengali | Entertainment | 1998 | Kawran Bazar, Dhaka |
2 | Banglavision | Private | Bengali | Entertainment | 2005 | Dhaka |
3 | BTV World | State Owned | Bengali | Entertainment | 2005 | Rampura, Dhaka |
4 | Channel I | Private | Bengali | Entertainment | 1999 | Dhaka |
5 | Channel One | Private | Bengali | Entertainment | 2006 | Gulshan, Dhaka |
6 | Desh TV | Private | Bengali | Entertainment | 2009 | Malibag, Dhaka |
7 | Diganta Television | Private | Bengali | Entertainment | 2007 | Purana Paltanh, Dhaka |
8 | Ekushey Television | Private | Bengali | Entertainment | 2000 | Kawran Bazar, Dhaka |
9 | Islamic TV | Private | Bengali | Religious | 2007 | Hatirpul, Dhaka |
10 | NTV | Private | Bengali | Entertainment | 2003 | Karwan Bazar, Dhaka |
11 | Rtv | Private | Bengali | Entertainment | 2005 | Karwan Bazar, Dhaka |
12 | Boishaki | Private | Bengali | Entertainment | 2006 | Mohakhali, Dhaka |
13 | My TV | Private | Bengali | Entertainment | 2009 | Baridhara, Dhaka |
14 | Mohona TV | Private | Bengali | Entertainment | 2010 | Mirpur, Dhaka |
15 | ATN News | Private | Bengali | News | 2010 | Kawran Bazar, Dhaka |
Internet Television
NSMtv is the First Online Bangla Entertainment Television.
See also
- Telecommunications in Bangladesh
- Media of Bangladesh
External links
- Sonar Desh Television
- Free TV channels from Bangladesh
- Diganta Television
- BTV
- Ekushey Television
- ATN Bangla
- Banglavision
- Boishaki
- Mohona TV
- Bijoy TV
- CSB News
- Capital FM
- Channel 1
- Channel I
- channeli live
- Channel S (UK Site)
- HBO Bangladesh
- MyOne tv Bangladesh
- Ntv Bangladesh Site
- Ntv (USA/Canada site)
- ntv live
- Rtv
- rtv1 live
- Stv USA
- Star TV Bangladesh
- Ten Sports Bangladesh
Bangladeshi Newspapers and Magazines
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| http://www.ittefaq.com | |
| http://www.jugantor.com | |
| http://www.jaijaidin.com | |
| http://www.dailyjanakantha.com | |
| http://www.dailyinqilab.com | |
| http://www.amadershomoy.com | |
| http://www.shamokal.com | |
| http://www.bhorerkagoj.net | |
| http://www.mzamin.com | |
| http://www.dailysangram.com | |
| http://www.thedailysangbad.com | |
| http://amardeshbd.com | |
| http://www.anandaalo.com | |
| http://www.akhonsamoy.com | |
| http://www.shaptahik2000.com | |
| http://www.my-anannya.com | |
| http://thefinancialexpress-bd.info | |
| http://www.newstoday-bd.com | |
| http://thebangladeshtoday.com | |
| http://www.thedailystar.net | |
| http://nation.ittefaq.com |
