Bangladeshi TV channel
Television channel
Desh TV
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Logo of Desh TV, in use since October 2022.
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Country
| Bangladesh
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Broadcast area
| Nationwide
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Headquarters
| Malibagh
, Dhaka
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Language(s)
| Bengali
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Owner
| Karnaphuli Group
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Key people
| - Saber Hossain Chowdhury (Chairman)
- Arif Hasan (Managing Director)
[1]
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Launched
| 26 March 2009
; 15 years ago
(
2009-03-26
)
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Website
| desh
.tv
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Desh TV
(
Bengali
:
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;
lit.
'
country TV
'
),
[2]
stylized as
DESH
TV
, is a Bangladeshi
Bengali-language
satellite and cable television channel owned by Desh Television Limited, a part of the
Karnaphuli Group
conglomerate.
[3]
It officially commenced broadcasts on 26 March 2009.
[4]
Desh TV is headquartered in Malibagh, Dhaka. The channel is broadcast via the
Bangabandhu-1
satellite.
[1]
History
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In mid to late 2000s, the
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission
granted Desh TV a license to broadcast.
[5]
The channel was launched on 26 March 2009 via the
Telstar 10
satellite
[6]
by veteran actor and politician
Asaduzzaman Noor
, who is the former managing director of the channel. Desh TV's aim is to focus on enriching the country's culture, values, and communal harmony, which would strengthen democracy, according to Noor. Later, Bangladesh's national anthem sang at the foot of the Shikha Chironton was broadcast.
[7]
On 25 June 2010, marking the first death anniversary of American singer
Michael Jackson
, Desh TV aired a special program dedicated to him titled
Tribute to the Legend: Michael Jackson
.
[8]
In July 2011, Desh TV premiered
Ke Hotey Chay Kotipoti
, the Bangladeshi adaptation of the international game show
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
, hosted by Asaduzzaman Noor.
[9]
Which started with appearance of veteran Bangladeshi actor
Shakib Khan
and his ex-wife
Apu Biswas
.
[10]
In November 2011, Desh TV, along with three other Bangladeshi television channels, signed an agreement with
UNICEF
to air children's programming for one minute.
[11]
The channel began broadcasting on
Sky
in the United Kingdom on 27 April 2011, but was later removed for unknown reasons on 12 January 2012.
[12]
[13]
[14]
On 2 June 2012, Desh TV launched its website.
[15]
In December 2013, Desh TV aired a special 12-episode miniseries titled
Deshe Deshe Juddhaporadh
, regarding war crimes committed around the world.
[16]
Desh TV 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.
[17]
On 18 October 2019, marking the first death anniversary of guitarist and singer
Ayub Bachchu
, Desh TV aired
Sei Tumi
, a special program dedicated to him.
[18]
On 3 March 2022, Desh TV signed an agreement with local telecommunications company
Banglalink
. Under the agreement, the channel will enjoy Banglalink corporate connection as a valued client, according to a press release.
[19]
Desh TV announced in July 2022 that Asaduzzaman Noor quit the channel.
[20]
The channel officially adopted a new logo on 26 October 2022.
[21]
Programming
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Desh TV offers a diverse range of programming, including news, entertainment, and sports. It also strongly upholds the culture of Bangladesh.
[22]
[23]
On its thirteenth anniversary on 26 March 2022, the channel announced that it would completely shift to airing news programming, by removing all non-news programs.
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List of programming
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See also
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References
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External links
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