Islamic TV ( bn, ইসলামিক টিভি) was Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable religious television channel. The owner of the channel was
Said Iskandar
Sayeed Iskander (13 January 1953 – 23 September 2012) was a Bangladeshi politician and army major. He was a member of the Bangladeshi parliament from 2001 to 2006, representing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from the Feni-1 constituency. He wa ...
, the younger brother of the former Prime Minister
Khaleda Zia
Khaleda Zia (; born Khaleda Khanam Putul in 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from March 1991 to March 1996, and again from June 2001 to October 2006. She was the first female prime minister of Ba ...
. Its head office was 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 ...
. In 2013, the
shut Islamic TV down, along with
Diganta TV.
Prior to its shutdown, it was Bangladesh's only religious television channel.
See also
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Peace TV Bangla
Peace TV Bangla is the Bengali-language channel of the UAE-based Peace TV. The founder and president of Peace TV Bangla is Zakir Naik, an Islamic preacher from Mumbai, India. It was launched on April 22, 2011, and is broadcasting worldwide. ...
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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
Islamic TV website.
Islamic organisations based in Bangladesh
Television channels in Bangladesh
Islamic television networks
Mass media in Dhaka
Television channels and stations established in 2007
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2013
Religious television channels in Bangladesh
Defunct television channels in Bangladesh
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