Bijoy TV ( bn, বিজয় টিভি; , in reference to
Victory Day
Victory Day is a commonly used name for public holidays in various countries, where it commemorates a nation's triumph over a hostile force in a war or the liberation of a country from hostile occupation. In many cases, multiple countries may ob ...
) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language privately owned satellite and cable television channel based in Banglamotor,
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
. This channel was established by former mayor of
Chittagong
Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...
A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury
A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury (1 December 1944 – 15 December 2017) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was the mayor of Chittagong, the second-largest city in Bangladesh, for three consecutive terms.
Early life
Chowdhury was born o ...
. Current Deputy Minister of Education
Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury
Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury (born 26 July 1983) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He is the Deputy Minister of Education and a Jatiya Sangsad representing the Chittagong-9 constituency. He is the elder son of veteran Awami politician ABM Mohi ...
is one of the shareholders and is the former managing director of Bijoy TV.
History
The channel originally began broadcasting illegally in the mid-2000s, but was later shut down in 2007 after order from the government. Later, in 2009, mayor of Chittagong A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury announced the relaunch of Bijoy TV.
It was then granted a broadcasting license by the
alongside several other privately owned Bangladeshi television channels on 20 October 2009. The channel has started broadcasting regularly since 16 December 2011. The official transmission began on 31 May 2013. Bijoy TV began broadcasting on
high-definition in 2015.
In July 2017, Bijoy TV, along with four other television channels in Bangladesh, signed an agreement with
UNICEF
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to air children's programming for one minute. On 19 May 2019, Bijoy TV, along with five other channels, began broadcasting via the
Bangabandhu-1
The Bangabandhu Satellite-1 (''Bangabandhu-1'') is the first Bangladeshi geostationary communications and broadcasting satellite. It is named after the father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It was manufactured by Thales Aleni ...
satellite after signing an agreement with
BSCL. Bijoy TV unveiled a new logo on 31 May 2019.
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{{Television in Bangladesh
Television channels in Bangladesh
Television channels and stations established in 2011
2011 establishments in Bangladesh
Mass media in Dhaka