Asian TV ( bn, এশিয়ান টিভি) is a Bangladeshi Bengali language satellite and cable television channel owned by the Asian Group of Industries. It began broadcasts on 18 January 2013, with the "Your Channel" slogan.
It broadcasts a selection of general entertainment programming.
History
Asian TV was formed by businessman Harun-ur-Rashid, as part of his Asian Group of Industries, which also includes Asian Radio, Asian Textile, Asian Fabrics, and Asian Yarn Dyeing. The
granted the channel a license to broadcast in June 2011. The logo of Asian TV was unveiled at the
Pan Pacific Sonargaon
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History
Hotels Internation Limited was established on 25 Ju ...
hotel in Dhaka on 20 June 2012. It launched on 18 January 2013, after months of test transmissions.
Asian Radio
Asian Radio ( bn, এশিয়ান রেডিও) was a Bangladeshi Bengali-language radio station broadcast on FM radio. It was based in Dhaka, and was a sister network to Asian TV
Asian TV ( bn, এশিয়ান টিভি) is ...
, its radio sister, also began broadcasting the same day. However, the radio station was later shut down.
Programming
Shortly before its launch, management announced that the station's programming would include "plays, reality shows, musical programmes, talk shows, cartoons etc."
It started broadcasting the Bengali dub of Japanese anime series ''
Doraemon
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'' in April 2014.
Afsan Chowdhury
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Early life
Chowdhury was born on ...
, advisory editor for the ''
Dhaka Courier
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'', described the channel as politically independent, and wrote that it "markets low end entertainment products".
List of programming
* ''Bishakha''
* ''
Doraemon
''Doraemon'' ( ja, ドラえもん ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. The manga was first serialized in December 1969, with List of Doraemon chapters, its 1,345 individual chapters compiled into 45 ' ...
''
* ''Lag Bhelki Lag''
* ''Ontohin''
* ''
Paramparça'' (title localized as ''Ayesha Maryam'')
See also
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List of television stations in Bangladesh
Around 45 privately owned television channels were permitted by the Government of Bangladesh as of 2019, of which thirty four are currently on air. Five television channels, namely CSB News, Channel 1, Diganta Television, Islamic TV, and Chann ...
References
External links
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Television channels in Bangladesh
Television channels and stations established in 2013
2013 establishments in Bangladesh
Mass media in Dhaka
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