Banglavision
Bangladeshi television channel
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Banglavision (Bengali: বাংলাভিশন) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Shamol Bangla Media Limited. Its name is a portmanteau of "bangla" and "television". Banglavision is based in the Noor Tower situated at 110 Bir Uttam C.R. Dutta Road in Dhaka.[2]
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| Country | Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Noor Tower, Bir Uttam C.R. Dutta Road, Dhaka |
| Programming | |
| Language | Bengali |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Shamol Bangla Media Limited[1] |
| History | |
| Launched | 31 March 2006 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
History
Banglavision applied for a broadcasting license on 30 May 2004, which the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission granted them on 31 January 2005. On the same day, Boishakhi Television and Channel 1 also received their licenses.[1] Banglavision has also received approval to broadcast internationally.[3] The channel commenced test transmissions on 25 December 2005 at 18:00 (BST),[4][5][6] and officially began broadcasting on 31 March 2006 with the "Drishti Jure Desh" (দৃষ্টি জুড়ে দেশ; lit. 'Country across the vision') slogan,[7] with its objective to showcase the Bengali culture to audiences.[8][9] Banglavision originally broadcast via the Telstar 10 satellite,[10] but later switched to broadcasting using Apstar-7. It later began broadcasting via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite.[11]
In 2010, Banglavision premiered Lal Golap, a magazine show hosted by Shafik Rehman, after being moved from BTV.[12] Banglavision began airing the Kache Ashar Golpo telefilms on 14 February 2014.[13] On the occasion of the month of Ramadan, Banglavision was one of the eight television channels to broadcast the cooking series Pran Premium Ghee Star Cook in July 2014.[14] Banglavision 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.[15]
On 1 December 2024, Lal Golap began airing again on the channel after being off-air from 16 April 2016.[16] Banglavision is one of the Bangladeshi channels whose YouTube channels were geo-blocked in India on 9 May 2025, citing threat to national security concerns during the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict.[17][18] In June 2025, Kazi Jesin's Point of Order, which went off the air in the early 2010s under pressure from the Awami League–led government, began airing again after nearly fifteen years.[19] The channel premiered the Turkish historical drama series Payitaht: Abdülhamid, localized as Sultan Abdulhamid, on 1 September 2025.[20]
Programming
Banglavision's programming is diversified, consisting of drama, news, music, and much more.
List of programming
- Agamir Kantho[21]
- Amar Ami[22]
- Article 39[21]
- Aw-er Golpo[23]
- Bhodropara[24]
- Bijlee Maholla[25]
- Bou Dour[26]
- Broken Family[27]
- Chondrobindu[28]
- Common Problem[29]
- Ebong Class-er Baire[30]
- Ek Jhak Mrito Jonaki[31]
- Fifty-Fifty[32]
- Ghorey Bairey[33]
- Gulshan Avenue[34]
- Harkipte[35]
- Jamai Mela[36]
- Jogphol (2008–09)[37][38]
- Kache Ashar Golpo
- Khelowar[39]
- Kingbotondir Dhaka[40]
- Khoj[41]
- Lal Golap[16]
- Life in Metro[42]
- Lucky Thirteen[43]
- Mama Bhagney[44]
- Mangolee Nacho Bangladesh Nacho[45]
- Mohanagar[46]
- Music Club[47]
- Nij Grihe Porobashi[48]
- Payitaht: Abdülhamid[20]
- Pingol Akash[49]
- Point of Order[19]
- Ronger Dunia[50]
- Shomudro Jol[51]
- Shopnochura[52]
- Shunyo Pata[53]
- Three Sisters[54]
Controversies
On 29 June 2009, the presenter of talk show Point of Order, Kazi Jesin, was sent death threats through a leaflet sent to her home, accusing her show of having anti-Islamic themes. Jesin subsequently filed a general diary at the Mohammadpur police station.[55] Banglavision was urged by the government not to broadcast a three-part documentary series on a hangman in December 2010 due to fears that it could frighten children.[56] On 12 March 2012, cable operators in many areas around Bangladesh imposed a temporary blackout on Banglavision, along with the unrelated Ekushey Television, after both channels reported on a BNP rally in detail.[57] In November 2015, Banglavision was among the channels asked by the information ministry about smoking scenes found in their television series.[58]