Channel 24 (Bangladeshi TV channel)

Channel 24 (Bengali: চ্যানেল টুয়েন্টিফোর) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel airing programming relating to news and current affairs, owned by Times Media Limited, a subsidiary of the Ha-meem Group.^[1][2][3] The channel was launched on 25 February 2012 initially as a mixed entertainment channel, before moving to solely airing news programming.

Channel 24

Country	Bangladesh
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	Tejgaon, Dhaka
Programming
Language(s)	Bengali
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets)
Ownership
Owner	Times Media Limited
History
Launched	25 February 2012; 12 years ago (2012-02-25)
Links
Website	www.channel24bd.tv

History

Channel 24 was granted a license to broadcast in February 2010 by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.^[4] It began test transmissions on 22 August 2011. Although initially planning to do so in December of that year,^[5] it officially commenced transmissions on 25 February 2012.^[6]

Originally, its programming line was diversified, consisting of drama, news, television films, music, sports, talk shows, and many more. It also offered programming targeted towards viewers in Chittagong, which is broadcast from the city.^[6] It later changed its focus to mostly airing news and current affairs programming. Within two years of its launch, Channel 24 became the top news channel in Bangladesh.^[7] Channel 24 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.^[8] The channel was the first in Bangladesh to introduce an AI news anchor, named 'Aparajita', who debuted on 19 July 2023.^[9]

Programming

• Amar Joto Gaan^[10]
• Beyond the Gallery:^[11] The daily sports program broadcast by the network. It focuses on local and international sports events, with special emphasis on cricket and football, daily events, special reports, analyses, and investigative reports.^{[citation needed]}
• Entertainment 24^[10]
• Lifestyle 24^[10]
• Mukhomukhi^[11]
• Prosongo Rajniti^[10]
• Sports 24^[10]

References

1. "At least 6 militants killed, several hostages rescued in Dhaka restaurant attack". Business Insider. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
2. AP (5 November 2013). "Violence continues in Bangladesh strike". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
3. সমকালের আধুনিক স্টুডিও উদ্বোধন. Samakal (in Bengali). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
4. অনুমোদনের অপেক্ষায় আরো ১৩ টিভি. BDNews24 (in Bengali). 25 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
5. "Channel 24 goes for test transmission". The Daily Star. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
6. সম্প্রচার শুরু হচ্ছে চ্যানেল টুয়েন্টিফোরের. BanglaNews24 (in Bengali). 24 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
7. তিন বছরে পা দিল 'চ্যানেল টোয়েন্টিফোর'. Samakal (in Bengali). 25 May 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
8. "Prism signs up with 7 TV channels". BDNews24. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
9. "Aparajita: Bangladesh's first AI news anchor on Channel 24". Dhaka Tribune. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
10. টিভি গাইড: ৭ মে, ২০১৩. Priyo (in Bengali). 7 May 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
11. Sameer Kumar Dey (23 October 2018). 'বিশ্বের সাতটি টক শো'র একটি তৃতীয় মাত্রা'. Deutsche Welle (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 September 2022.