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.
As of today, Bangladesh has four state-owned television channels. Among them, Bangladesh Television is the oldest, founded in 1964.
| Name | In Bengali | Launched | Information | Reference(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন | Founded in 1964 as Pakistan Television when East Pakistan, but renamed BTV after 1971. | [2] | |||
| বিটিভি চট্টগ্রাম | Regional channel. | ||||
| বিটিভি ওয়ার্ল্ড | Available worldwide. | ||||
| সংসদ বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন | Broadcasts live Bangladesh's National Parliament Assemblies. |
| Name | Native name | Launched | Owner | Notes | Reference(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| এটিএন বাংলা | Multimedia Production Company Ltd. | Bangladesh's first privately owned television channel. | ||||
| চ্যানেল আই | Impress Group | |||||
| একুশে টেলিভিশন | Ekushey Television Limited | Formerly broadcast via terrestrial television. Shut down in 2002 but returned on satellite television in 2007. | ||||
| এনটিভি | International Television Channel Ltd. | |||||
| আরটিভি | Bengal Media Corporation | |||||
| বৈশাখী টেলিভিশন | Destiny 2000 Limited | Formerly owned by BNS Group of Companies | ||||
| বাংলাভিশন | Shyamol Bangla Media Ltd. | |||||
| মাই টিভি | V.M. International Ltd | |||||
| মোহনা টিভি | Mohona Television Limited | |||||
| মাছরাঙ্গা টেলিভিশন | ||||||
| চ্যানেল নাইন | Virgo Media Limited | |||||
| জিটিভি | Gazi Group Limited | |||||
| এশিয়ান টিভি | Asian Group of Industries | |||||
| এসএ টিভি | S. A. Group | S A Paribahan | ||||
| বিজয় টিভি | Bijoy Television Limited | |||||
| দীপ্ত টিভি | Kazi Media Limited | |||||
| বাংলা টিভি | Akhter Group | British Bangali channel | ||||
| নাগরিক টিভি | Jadoo Media Limited | Mohammadi Group | ||||
| আনন্দ টিভি | Abbasuddin Media Ltd. | |||||
| Global Television | গ্লোবাল টেলিভিশন | Globe Multimedia Limited | [3] | |||
| গ্রিন টিভি | Rongdhanu Group | [4] | ||||
| চ্যানেল এস | Sunshine Television Limited | [5] |
| Name | Native name | Launched | Owner | Notes | Reference(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| দেশ টিভি | Desh Television Limited (Karnaphuli Group) | Formerly a mixed entertainment channel prior to 26 October 2022 | [6] | |||
| এটিএন নিউজ | Multimedia Production Company Ltd. | First contemporary news channel in Bangladesh | ||||
| সময় টিভি | ||||||
| ইনডিপেনডেন্ট টেলিভিশন | ||||||
| চ্যানেল টুয়েন্টিফোর | Times Media Limited (Ha-meem Group) | |||||
| একাত্তর | First full HD news channel | |||||
| যমুনা টেলিভিশন | ||||||
| নিউজ টুয়েন্টি ফোর | Bashundhara Group | |||||
| ডিবিসি নিউজ | Dhaka Bangla Media & Communication Ltd. |
| Channel | Launched and closed | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 November 2005 – September 2007 | ||
| 24 January 2006 – 27 April 2010 | ||
| 9 April 2007 – 6 September 2007 | ||
| April 2007 - May 2013 | ||
| 28 August 2008 – 6 May 2013 | ||
| 16 December 2011 – 2 December 2014 |