Lesson 1/64 min
Bangladesh Television and TV channels
Bangladesh Television (BTV)
| When | What |
|---|---|
| 25 December 1964 | Broadcasting starts in Dhaka as a pilot project, in black and white; the first centre is in the DIT building (now the Rajuk building) |
| 1965 | First play “Ektala-Dotala”, written by Munier Chowdhury |
| 1975 | New TV centre opens at Rampura, Dhaka; the station moves out of the DIT building |
| 1980 | Colour broadcasting begins (the books give 1 December 1980) |
| 19 December 1996 | BTV Chattogram station starts |
| 11 April 2004 | Satellite-based BTV World for worldwide broadcasting |
| 25 January 2011 | Sangsad Television Bangladesh starts; it broadcasts parliamentary proceedings |
The first performer
- BTV's first singer was Ferdousi Rahman; her first song was “Oi Je Akash Nil Holo Aaj”
- Under Pakistan it ran as Pakistan Television; after the Liberation War it became Bangladesh Television
Watch out: Sources differ on the colour TV day: both books and the BCS answer say 1 December 1980, while another source says 16 December. All agree on the year, 1980.
Private channels
- The first private satellite TV channel was ATN Bangla (15 July 1997)
- Channel i came after it (in 1999)
- The first private terrestrial channel was Ekushey Television (April 2000)
Watch out: One question in the same book prints ATN Bangla as the first private channel and another prints Channel i. The evidence says ATN Bangla (1997) was first.
Check yourself
On what date did BTV begin broadcasting?
At a glance
- 1
BTV began broadcasting on 25 December 1964; colour followed in 1980 (1 December in the books).
- 2
BTV's first play was “Ektala-Dotala” (1965) by Munier Chowdhury; its first singer was Ferdousi Rahman.
- 3
The Rampura TV centre opened in 1975.
- 4
BTV Chattogram 1996, BTV World 2004, Sangsad Television 2011.
- 5
The first private satellite channel was ATN Bangla (1997).