Maasranga Television (lit. 'Kingfisher Television')[1] is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by the Square Group. It commenced broadcasts on 30 July 2011,[2] and is based in Bir Uttom Ziaur Rahman Road, Dhaka.
History
Maasranga Television received its broadcasting license from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, along with several other privately owned Bangladeshi television channels, on 20 October 2009.[3] The channel commenced official transmissions on 30 July 2011, with the "Rangati Elo Machranga" (রাঙাতে এল মাছরাঙা; lit. 'Kingfisher came to color') slogan.[4] Maasranga is the first television channel in Bangladesh to broadcast on high-definition television.[5]