Channel One (Bangladesh)

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Channel 1
Logo of Channel 1 Bangladesh
Channel 1 Logo
Closed 27 April 2010
Owned by One Entertainment Limited
Country Bangladesh
Language Bengali
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Formerly called Bangla Channel (1993-2005)

Channel One is a Bengali language satellite television channel from Bangladesh. It started broadcasting from Dhaka on 24 January 2006.[1] It is owned by the One Entertainment Limited, a sister concern of One Group.

This third generation television channel is the last private television in Bangladesh. This is an infotainment channel by nature. Its office is in Gulshan of Dhaka city. News times are 8 am, 12 pm, 2.30 pm, 6.30 pm, 7.30 pm, 10.00 pm, 12.30 am and 3.00 am in Bangladesh Time.

Shutdown

The channel went off air on 27 April 2010 at 6:41 PM while it was broadcasting its news bulletin as the Awami League government decided to stop its operation on some licensing issues. But, the channel one authority claims that they have not done anything illegal. Journalists say that the Awami League government has stopped it as this channel is broadcasting news that goes against the ruling government.

See also

List of television stations in Bangladesh

References

  1. ↑ Channel One goes on air from Jan 24, The New Nation, Bangladesh, 15 January 2006.

External links

Bangladesh Television in Bangladesh
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