Ekattor ( bn, একাত্তর; , in reference to the
1971 War
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the
Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 Decemb ...
) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable news television channel owned by the Meghna Group of Industries, commencing transmissions on 21 June 2012, as Bangladesh's first news-oriented television channel broadcasting in full HD. The channel broadcasts from its headquarters in the Sohrawardi Avenue of Baridhara.
Ownership
After the change of political power in 2009, Mozammel Hossain sold half of the shares owned by himself and his relatives in the name of Mustafa Kamal and his one son and two daughters in Meghna Group.
History
Ekattor received its broadcasting license from the
, along with several other privately owned Bangladeshi television channels, on 20 October 2009. It was officially launched on 21 June 2012 by former chairman Fazlul Haque Khan, with its slogan being "Sangbad Noy Songjog" (সংবাদ নয় সংযোগ; ), as the fourth news-oriented television channel in Bangladesh. Ekattor 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.
In July 2017, Ekattor, along with four other television channels in Bangladesh, signed an agreement with
UNICEF
UNICEF (), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Devel ...
to air children's programming for one minute. In December 2018, Ekattor began broadcasting using 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. On 13 August 2022, Ekattor broadcast a meeting regarding global energy crisis and the challenges of Bangladesh live.
Controversies and boycotts
Ekattor broadcast a news report in which the conversation was aired that contempt against the court. In 2017, Ekattor's website was hacked by Islamists who demanded "atheist media" to halt all "anti-Islam" activities. Ekattor was accused of airing "anti-social" news reports and
Nurul Haq Nur
Nurul Haque Nur ( bn, নুরুল হক নুর) is a Bangladeshi activist and politician. He came to prominence in 2018 as a joint-convener of Bangladesh Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Songrokkhon Parishad, which led the Quota Reform Movemen ...
even called for a boycott of the channel in 2020, which was condemned by Editors Guild Bangladesh. Bangladeshi Islamic scholars, such as Mizanur Rahman Azhari, also called for a boycott of Ekattor as it was accused of airing anti-Islam content.
Programming
* ''Bishajog''
* ''Deshjog''
* ''Ekattor Journal''
* ''Khelajog''
* ''Songbad Songjog''
See also
*
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 Channe ...
*
List of radio stations in Bangladesh
Radio broadcasts commenced in what is now known as Bangladesh in 1939 under British rule, as a part of All India Radio. The state-owned Bangladesh Betar monopolized the radio industry of the country until the launch of Radio Metrowave in 1999. Th ...
References
External links
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{{Bengali language television channels
Television channels in Bangladesh
Television channels and stations established in 2012
Mass media in Dhaka
2012 establishments in Bangladesh
24-hour television news channels in Bangladesh