Ekattor TV explained

Ekattor TV
একাত্তর টিভি
Picture Format:1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for SDTV sets)
Owner:Meghna Group of Industries
Country:Bangladesh
Language:Bengali
Area:Nationwide
Headquarters:57 Sohrawardi Avenue, Baridhara, Dhaka
Ekattor TV
Channel Url:UCtqvtAVmad5zywaziN6CbfA
Channel Display Name:Ekattor TV
Years Active:2006–present
Genre:News (in Bengali)
Subscribers:5.60 million
Views:2.20 billion
Gold Button:y
Gold Year:2020[1]
Stats Update:30 Jan 2023

Ekattor TV (bn|একাত্তর টিভি;, in reference to the 1971 War)[2] is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable news television channel owned by the Meghna Group of Industries,[3] commencing transmissions on 21 June 2012, as Bangladesh's first news-oriented television channel broadcasting in full HD. Ekattor is among the most popular news-oriented television channels in the country.[4] The channel broadcasts from its headquarters in the Sohrawardi Avenue of Baridhara.[5]

Ownership

After the change of political power in 2009, Mozammel Hossain sold half of the shares owned by himself and his relatives in the name of Mustafa Kamal and his one son and two daughters in Meghna Group.[6]

History

Ekattor received its broadcasting license from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, along with several other privately owned Bangladeshi television channels, on 20 October 2009.[7] It was officially launched on 21 June 2012 by former chairman Fazlul Haque Khan, with its slogan being "Sangbad Noy Songjog" (সংবাদ নয় সংযোগ;), as the fourth news-oriented television channel in Bangladesh.[8] [9] The channel received an award for the best news channel for 2013 from the Bangladesh Cable Television Viewers Forum in May 2014. One of its programs, Ekattor Journal, was also awarded the best talk show.[10]

The founder chairman of Ekattor, Fazlul Haque Khan, died on 9 March 2016.[9] Ekattor was one of the nine Bangladeshi television channels to sign an agreement with Bdnews24.com to subscribe to a video-based news agency run by children called Prism in May 2016.[11] In July 2017, Ekattor, along with four other television channels in Bangladesh, signed an agreement with UNICEF to air children's programming for one minute.[12] In December 2018, Ekattor began broadcasting using the Bangabandhu-1 satellite.[13] On 13 August 2022, Ekattor broadcast a meeting regarding global energy crisis and the challenges of Bangladesh live.[14]

Broadcast suspensions

During the anti-government protests in Bangladesh which resulted in the resignation of prime minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024, the headquarters of Ekattor were attacked and vandalized. Several pieces of equipment for broadcasting were looted. Besides Ekattor, the headquarters of several other television channels were heavily vandalized.[15] [16] As a result, Ekattor temporarily ceased all transmissions, alongside seven other channels.[17]

Controversies and boycotts

In 2017, Ekattor's website was hacked by Islamists who demanded "atheist media" to halt all "anti-Islam" activities.[18] Ekattor was accused of airing "anti-social" news reports and Nurul Haq Nur even called for a boycott of the channel in 2020, which was condemned by Editors Guild Bangladesh.[19] Bangladeshi Islamic scholars, such as Mizanur Rahman Azhari, also called for a boycott of Ekattor as it was accused of airing anti-Islam content.[20] [21] In 2023, BNP also boycotted talk shows on this channel, alleging 'bias'.[22] [23]

In 2023, Rumor Scanner, a fact-checking organization, listed Ekattor TV as the fifth biggest publisher of fake news in Bangladesh.[24] [25] [26]

On 21 August 2024, the station's former head of news, Shakil Ahmed and his wife, Farzana Rupa, who was also the station's former principal correspondent, were arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport while on their way to board a flight to Paris on suspicion of instigating the killing of a garment worker who died while participating in a demonstration in Uttara, Dhaka on 5 August. The arrest prompted Human Rights Watch to issue its concern over the matter.[27]

Programming

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TOTAL SUBSCRIBERS & VIDEO VIEW MONTHLY GRAPHS FOR EKATTOR TV.
  2. Web site: Biswas. Sailendra. Samsad Bengali-English dictionary. 3rd ed.. Sahitya Samsad. Calcutta. 182. 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20231003011941/https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/biswas-bengali_query.py?page=182. 3 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Media. 3 December 2021. Meghna Group of Industries. https://web.archive.org/web/20240417191724/https://www.mgi.org/businessverticals/media. 17 April 2024.
  4. News: https://ekattor.tv/others/65841/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%97-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0. bn:এক যুগে একাত্তর, যুগ বদলে একাত্তর. 21 June 2022. 24 August 2024. Ekattor TV. bn.
  5. News: About Us. 29 July 2024. ekattor.tv. https://web.archive.org/web/20240204182627/https://ekattor.tv/about . 4 February 2024.
  6. News: bn. bn:বিক্রি হয়ে যাচ্ছে টিভি চ্যানেলের মালিকানা. https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/বিক্রি-হয়ে-যাচ্ছে-টিভি-চ্যানেলের-মালিকানা. 11 April 2022. Prothom Alo. 20 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20240728062707/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE. 28 July 2024.
  7. News: https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article704395.bdnews. bn:অনুমোদনের অপেক্ষায় আরো ১৩ টিভি. 25 November 2013. 9 June 2022. BDNews24. bn. https://web.archive.org/web/20240629074027/https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article704395.bdnews. 29 June 2024.
  8. News: https://www.banglanews24.com/cat/news/bd/120202.details. bn:২১ জুন পূর্ণাঙ্গ সম্প্রচারে আসছে একাত্তর টিভি. 18 June 2012. 20 June 2022. BanglaNews24. bn. https://web.archive.org/web/20231003054321/https://www.banglanews24.com/cat/news/bd/120202.details. 3 October 2023.
  9. News: Ekattor TV's founder Fazlul Haque passes away. 9 March 2016. 3 December 2021. Dhaka Tribune.
  10. News: Ekattor, ATN Bangla best TV channels. 29 May 2014. 6 September 2024. The Daily Star.
  11. News: Prism signs up with 7 TV channels. 17 May 2016. 1 November 2022. BDNews24. https://web.archive.org/web/20221101065322/https://bdnews24.com/media-en/prism-signs-up-with-7-tv-channels. 1 November 2022.
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  13. News: bn:বঙ্গবন্ধু-১ স্যাটেলাইট থেকে সেবা নিচ্ছে সাত চ্যানেল. https://www.jagonews24.com/technology/news/471419. 26 December 2018. 18 June 2022. Jagonews24.com. bn. https://web.archive.org/web/20230915042443/https://www.jagonews24.com/technology/news/471419. 15 September 2023.
  14. News: https://www.banglatribune.com/others/757871/%E2%80%98%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E2%80%99. bn:'বিশ্ব জ্বালানি সংকট ও বাংলাদেশের চ্যালেঞ্জ' শীর্ষক গোলটেবিল বৈঠক শুরু. 13 August 2022. 14 August 2022. Bangla Tribune. bn. https://web.archive.org/web/20231003011944/https://www.banglatribune.com/others/757871/%E2%80%98%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E2%80%99. 3 October 2023.
  15. News: https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/b0c0ec957098. bn:একাত্তর টিভি ও ডিবিসি কার্যালয়ে হামলা. 5 August 2024. 7 August 2024. BDNews24. bn. https://web.archive.org/web/20240814105710/https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/b0c0ec957098. 14 August 2024.
  16. News: https://samakal.com/bangladesh/article/249299/সময়-একাত্তরসহ-৫-টেলিভিশন-অফিসে-হামলা. bn:সময়-একাত্তরসহ ৫ টেলিভিশন অফিসে হামলা. 5 August 2024. 7 August 2024. Samakal. bn.
  17. News: https://bangla.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/83531/একাত্তর-এটিএনসহ-৬-টিভির-সম্প্রচার-বন্ধ. bn:একাত্তর-এটিএনসহ ৬ টিভির সম্প্রচার বন্ধ. 6 August 2024. 7 August 2024. Dhaka Tribune. bn.
  18. News: Ekattor TV website hacked . 3 August 2017 . 3 December 2021 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20231003011944/https://www.thedailystar.net/bytes/ekattor-tv-website-hack-bangladesh-private-satellite-television-channel-1442932 . 3 October 2023.
  19. News: Editors Guild condemns VP Nur's call to boycott media including 71 TV . 15 October 2020 . 20 May 2022 . The Asian Age . https://web.archive.org/web/20231003011942/https://dailyasianage.com/news/244449/editors-guild-condemns-vp-nurs-call-to-boycott-media-including-71-tv . 3 October 2023.
  20. News: bn:নূরের একাত্তর টিভি বর্জন, একাত্তরের মিথ্যাচারের অভিযোগ . https://www.dw.com/bn/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97/a-55287643 . 15 October 2020 . 13 December 2021 . . bn . https://web.archive.org/web/20231003011945/https://www.dw.com/bn/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97/a-55287643 . 3 October 2023.
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  22. News: BNP boycotts Somoy, Ekattor TV talk shows over 'biasness' . . 8 August 2023 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20240729201327/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/politics/bnp-boycotts-somoy-ekattor-tv-talk-shows-over-biasness-679210 . 29 July 2024.
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  26. News: Mushfiqur takes legal action against Ekattor TV over 'false report' . . 9 December 2023 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213095603/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/mushfiqur-takes-legal-action-against-ekattor-tv-over-false-report-754350 . 13 December 2023.
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