Bangladesh Television
Bangladesh
Television (BTV), a state-owned national TV station began its
operations in 1964. Besides education and entertainment, its mandate is
to ensure the equitable dissemination of information to the mass people
and contribute to the nation’s socio-economic development of Bangladesh.
It telecasts various program comprising drama, documentaries, musicals,
education and information, including 14 News bulletins in English and
Bangle daily. The vision of the present Government is to make “Digital
Bangladesh” by 2021 and BTV is working on it.
BTV
transmits 18 hours program terrestrially through a Centre, a
sub-centre, and 14 relay stations daily. Its main centre is located in
Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Chittagong is a sub-centre,
transmits one hour and 45 minute locally produced separate programs
daily.
BTV
has started “BTV World” satellite Transmission on April 11, 2004. As a
result BTV has now reached beyond the borders. It is a separates channel
of BTV. “BTV World” transmits 24 hours satellite programs daily.
Besides, BTV is going to open another channel namely “Development
Channel” through satellite very soon.
BTV
has a potential coverage of about 97 percent of the country’s
population. About 92% of its content is self-produced and the rest are
imported. For the greater interest of the nation 78% of the total
programme include issues like agriculture, health and population,
children and women, education and human rights etc. Its content mix
comprises 20% news, 30% development and educative, 35% cultural and
entertainment and other program 15%. BTV also telecast national
important program, Cricket, Football and other important sports events
live form venue.
