Sangsad Bangladesh Television
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Country | Bangladesh |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Network | Public |
Headquarters | Rampura, Dhaka |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Bengali |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Government of Bangladesh |
Sister channels | BTV National BTV World BTV Chattogram |
History | |
Launched | 25 January 2011 |
Sangsad Bangladesh Television,[a] often known as Sangsad Television,[b][1] branded on-air as Sangsad Bangladesh,[c] is a Bangladeshi state-owned parliamentary television channel, which is the sister of Bangladesh Television. It was launched on 25 January 2011, and broadcasts live from the National Parliament of Bangladesh.[2][3]
Other than that, variety of other programming, such as ones that are educational and regarding development, is broadcast during the channel's last two hours of daily broadcasting.[4][5] However, in case if there is no parliamentary session, Sangsad Television broadcasts daily from 18:00 to 20:00 (BST).[6] The channel is operated by the Ministry of Information, and is a terrestrial television channel.[7][8] It is also a free-to-air television channel.[9]
History
[edit]On 11 February 2010, Member of Parliament Benzir Ahmed proposed the launch of a television channel named 'Sangsad Bangladesh' for the need to broadcast live parliament sessions to the people.[10]
Sangsad Television began broadcasting on 25 January 2011 on both satellite and digital terrestrial television, after the legislature voted in favor of establishing a channel dedicated to live parliamentary broadcasts, using the facilities of Bangladesh Television.[11][12][10][13] On 9 February 2020, due to technical difficulties, Sangsad Television did not show live parliamentary broadcasts, and instead broadcast music programming that day.[14]
In March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused schools to shutdown in Bangladesh, Sangsad Television, along with BTV, began airing educational live lessons for primary and secondary-level students.[15][16] The channel had become more important for students to learn at home.[17][18]
In May 2021, Sangsad Television became available to be streamed worldwide, along with its three sister channels, via the BTV app.[19] In May 2022, the government of Bangladesh ordered the broadcast of Sangsad Television, along with its sisters, in airports across the country.[20] After the arson attack at Bangladesh Television's headquarters on 18 July 2024 during the quota reform protests, Sangsad Television temporarily ceased transmissions on that day.[21]
Programming
[edit]Sangsad Television mainly broadcasts live broadcasts from the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban during the evenings. It also sometimes broadcasts the history of the Parliament of Bangladesh and its legislative practices overseas.[2] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sangsad Television aired live lessons for students with time slots depending on the grade level.[16] The channel uses Bangabandhu-1 for broadcasting on satellite television.[22]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Biswas, Sailendra (2000). "Samsad Bengali-English dictionary. 3rd ed". Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 969.
- ^ a b "Sangsad TV awaits debut". The Daily Star. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Satellite, submarine cable business may open to private sector". The Daily Star. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ ইন্টারনেটে সংসদ টিভি. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 12 November 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ কেমন চলছে সংসদ টিভি. Janakantha (in Bengali). 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ সংসদ টেলিভিশনের যাত্রা শুরু. BanglaNews24 (in Bengali). 25 January 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Speaker, info boss fight over priority". The Daily Star. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ ৫৮তম বর্ষে এইচডি সম্প্রচারে বিটিভি. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 25 December 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ বাংলাদেশের কোন টিভি চ্যানেল ভারতে প্রদর্শন করা হয় না. Janakantha (in Bengali). 18 February 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b সংসদ টিভি ২য় বছরে পা রাখছে বুধবার. BanglaNews24 (in Bengali). 24 January 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Jatiya Sangsad television". The Daily Star. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Sangsad TV from next month". The Daily Star. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Short Brief of Technical Profile of BTV" (PDF). Bangladesh Television. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ সংসদ টিভিতে সংসদ অধিবেশনের সম্প্রচার বন্ধ. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Sangsad TV to broadcast lessons for primary school students from Tuesday". The Business Standard. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Sangsad TV begins airing lessons for secondary level students". The Independent. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Primary students to get televised lessons through Sangsad TV".
- ^ "Bangladesh to air secondary level classes on TV". The Business Standard. 22 March 2020.
- ^ "BTV app launched". Dhaka Tribune. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ দেশের সব বিমানবন্দরে বিটিভি দেখানোর নির্দেশ. Samakal (in Bengali). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ আগুনের পর বন্ধ হয়ে গেল বিটিভির সম্প্রচার. Independent Television (in Bengali). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Local TV channels using Bangabandhu-1 satellite". The Daily Star. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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