Boishakhi Television, ( bn, বৈশাখী টেলিভিশন; , referring to the first month of the Bengali calendar) also known as Boishakhi TV, stylized as boishakhi tv, is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language privately owned satellite and cable television channel, headquartered in
Mohakhali Mohakhali is a neighborhood of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh.
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, Dhaka.
It is owned by Destiny 2000 Group, which had acquired the channel from BNS Group of Companies in the late 2000s. It officially commenced transmissions on 27 December 2005. The programming of Boishakhi Television primarily consists of entertainment programming.
History
On 9 September 2004, Boishakhi Television applied for a broadcasting license, which the
granted them on 31 January 2005, the same day when
Channel 1 and
Banglavision
Banglavision ( bn, বাংলাভিশন) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Shamol Bangla Media Limited, commencing official broadcasts on 31 March 2006. Its name is a portmanteau of "bang ...
have also received their licenses.
The channel officially began broadcasting on 27 December 2005, being among the other private television channels in Bangladesh, which are Banglavision,
RTV, Channel 1, and
NTV NTV may refer to:
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* NTV (Bangladesh), a Bengali-language satellite television channel in Bangladesh
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, to be launched after the closure of
Ekushey Television
Ekushey Television ( bn, একুশে টেলিভিশন; , in reference to 21 February), also known by its acronym ETV, is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language privately owned satellite and cable television channel owned by S. Alam Group of ...
in 2002.
In 2007 or 2008, Destiny 2000 Limited acquired the channel from BNS Group of Companies.
However, MNH Bulu, the chairman of the company, accused Destiny for forcibly taking ownership of the channel and threatened to take legal action if they did not return it to them. He filed a lawsuit against the company in 2009, but was not handed back over to them.
On 28 July 2010, Boishakhi Television rebranded and changed its logo. In May 2011, Boishakhi Television's headquarters in Mohakhali caught on fire, disrupting its transmissions at that time. In November 2011, Boishakhi Television, along with three other Bangladeshi television channels, signed an agreement with
UNICEF
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to air children's programming for one minute.
On the
World Environment Day
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in 2013, Boishakhi Television broadcast ''Dhakaye Thaki'', a documentary showcasing the environmental pollution of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. On 15 February 2017, the
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh granted Destiny 2000's appeal to own Boishakhi Television.
On 26 March 2017, in observance of the
Bangladeshi independence day
The Independence Day of Bangladesh ( bn, স্বাধীনতা দিবস ''Shadhinôta Dibôsh''), which takes place on 26 March, is a Public holidays in Bangladesh, Bangladeshi national holiday. It commemorates the country's Proclamati ...
, the channel aired 1997 film ''
Hangor Nodi Grenade
''Hangor Nodi Grenade'' is a 1997 film directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam. The story is based on the novel of the same name by Selina Hossain. That film won ''Bangladesh National Film Award
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Repu ...
'', which won the
22nd Bangladesh National Film Awards.
In December 2018, Boishakhi Television began broadcasting using the
Bangabandhu-1
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satellite. Boishakhi Television became the first Bangladeshi television channel to hire a transgender news reporter on the
International Women’s Day
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of 2021. Boishakhi Television began
high definition broadcasts on 26 March 2022, coinciding the Bangladeshi independence day.
Programming
Non-scripted programming
* ''Anyarakam''
* ''Boishakhi Folk''
* ''Golden Song''
* ''Islam O Sundor Jibon''
* ''Sorasori Doctor''
* ''Shubho Shokal''
Drama
* ''Bou Shashuri''
* ''Comedy 420''
* ''Dour The Trendy''
* ''Fourth Class Society''
* ''Jomidar Bari''
* ''Mohajon''
* ''Party Girl''
* ''Pathorer Kanna''
* ''Sonar Horin''
* ''Taal Betaal''
References
External links
Live streaming
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Television channels in Bangladesh
Mass media in Dhaka
Television channels and stations established in 2005
2005 establishments in Bangladesh