BTV News

BTV News is a Bengali-language television news channel operated as part of Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh's state broadcasting network. The channel is based at BTV Bhaban in Rampura, Dhaka, and serves the domestic Bangladeshi television audience. It began test transmissions at 19:00 Bangladesh Standard Time on 31 December 2024, replacing BTV World and expanding Bangladesh Television's dedicated news presence. The channel was introduced after Bangladesh Television received permission to operate a full-fledged news channel. Its creation formed part of a broader plan to restructure BTV as a larger and more comprehensive broadcasting outlet. Rather than functioning only as a general-interest channel carrying mixed programming, BTV News is oriented toward continuous news coverage and related current-affairs programming. Available descriptions identify it as a 24-hour service, indicating an operating model centered on round-the-clock news output rather than scheduled news bulletins alone. BTV News is significant within Bangladesh's broadcasting system because it is described as the country's first state news channel. Its launch also marked a change in the use of the BTV World service: the former channel was replaced by a channel with a more explicit news identity. The transition connected the new service to Bangladesh Television's existing infrastructure, editorial organization, studios, transmission facilities, and public-service broadcasting role. The channel's core proposition is authoritative, nationally focused news delivered through a state-owned television platform. Its likely programming scope includes news bulletins and current-affairs coverage, although detailed program schedules, audience data, staffing information, and commercial performance figures are not established in the available reference material. BTV News's principal distribution and audience base are in Bangladesh, while its online presence is represented by Bangladesh Television's official channel page. No reliable information in the supplied sources establishes separate corporate ownership, a public listing, private investment, or international commercial operations.

BTV News emerged from the Bangladesh Television network's decision to create a dedicated state news service. Before the launch, Bangladesh Television operated BTV World, a separate channel that was subsequently replaced by BTV News. The new service was announced in the context of plans to develop Bangladesh Television into a broader and more capable broadcasting organization. A key administrative step occurred shortly before launch, when Bangladesh Television received permission to broadcast a full-fledged news channel. This approval enabled the network to establish a service focused primarily on news rather than the mixed programming associated with a general or international channel. Press secretary to the chief adviser Shafiqul Alam described the launch as part of an effort to restructure BTV as a larger broadcasting outlet, giving the project an institutional purpose beyond a simple channel-name change. BTV News began test transmissions at 19:00 Bangladesh Standard Time on 31 December 2024. Its debut replaced BTV World and established a new dedicated news identity within the Bangladesh Television portfolio. The channel broadcasts from BTV Bhaban in Rampura, Dhaka, linking it to the network's established national broadcasting base. It is identified as a Bengali-language service and is described as broadcasting news programming continuously for 24 hours a day. The launch makes BTV News notable in Bangladesh's media history as the country's first state news channel. Its public ownership and connection to Bangladesh Television place it within the country's state broadcasting system rather than the private commercial television sector. The available reference material does not provide detailed information about its editorial departments, named presenters, program titles, audience ratings, budget, revenue model, or later changes in management. Accordingly, the documented history currently centers on its authorization, replacement of BTV World, test transmission, and role in the restructuring of Bangladesh Television.

• 2024

  Authorization for a full-fledged news channel

  [1]BTV Newsen.wikipedia.org

  Bangladesh Television received permission to operate a dedicated full-fledged news channel shortly before the service launched.

• 2024

  BTV News begins test transmissions

  [1]BTV Newsen.wikipedia.org

  BTV News started test transmissions at 19:00 Bangladesh Standard Time on 31 December 2024, replacing BTV World.

• 2024

  Launch as Bangladesh's first state news channel

  [1]BTV Newsen.wikipedia.org

  The channel entered the Bangladesh television market as the country's first state news channel and as part of a planned Bangladesh Television restructuring.

A state-owned, Bengali-language, round-the-clock news service positioned as Bangladesh Television's dedicated national news channel and the country's first state news channel.

• Television news channel · 2024

  BTV News

  BTV News is a Bengali-language, state-owned television news service operated within the Bangladesh Television network. It broadcasts news programming on a 24-hour basis and is based at BTV Bhaban in Rampura, Dhaka. The channel commenced test transmissions on 31 December 2024 after replacing BTV World. Its role is to provide a dedicated national news outlet within Bangladesh's public broadcasting system.

• 2024

  Replace BTV World with BTV NewsProduct launch

  Background

  Bangladesh Television sought to establish a full-fledged dedicated news channel as part of a wider effort to restructure the network.

  Action taken

  The network replaced BTV World with BTV News and began test transmissions on 31 December 2024.

  Aftermath

  The change created a 24-hour Bengali-language news service and was presented as a major expansion of Bangladesh Television's broadcasting structure.

  Source

• 2024

  BTV News begins test transmissions and replaces BTV World[1]BTV Newsen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch · Product generation

  BTV News started test transmissions at 19:00 Bangladesh Standard Time on 31 December 2024, taking the place of BTV World within the Bangladesh Television network.

• 2024

  Bangladesh Television receives approval for a full-fledged news channel[1]BTV Newsen.wikipedia.org

  Regulation · Product launch

  Bangladesh Television was given permission to operate a dedicated news channel shortly before BTV News began transmission. The authorization preceded the conversion of the former BTV World service into BTV News.

• 2024

  BTV News launched as part of a wider Bangladesh Television restructuring[1]BTV Newsen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  According to the press secretary to the chief adviser, Shafiqul Alam, the new channel was intended to support a broader restructuring of Bangladesh Television as a larger broadcasting outlet.

1. 1BTV Newsen.wikipedia.org
2. 2BTV News official channel pagebtvlive.gov.bd