In 1977, Fazle Lohani created a new magazine show for BTV based on The David Frost Show on BBC, Jodi Kichhu Mone Na Koren. In 1975, the offices and studios were shifted to the newly built headquarters located at Rampura in Dhaka. The network established its first relay station in Natore in 1974. The next year, the previously autonomous organization was converted into a full-fledged government department. Independence and government monopoly (1971-1997) Īfter the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, Pakistan Television's Dacca television station was renamed to Bangladesh Television, officially losing its affiliation with PTV. At that moment, people joined to fight for the liberation of Bangladesh through its television industry. As a result, the Pakistan Armed Forces took control of the DIT Bhaban, but was attacked by the Mukti Bahini.
However, pro-Bangladesh songs were aired on Dhaka Television during the night of March 23 instead. Threats were made by Pakistani authorities that if the flag of Pakistan was not displayed on television, then Bengali workers will be barred from entering the television center. When Bangladesh was declared an independent state on March 23, 1971, television began showing the flag of Bangladesh and playing the Bangladeshi national anthem, Amar Sonar Bangla, rather than the Pakistani flag and national anthem. On March 4, 1971, the Dhaka station of Pakistan Television was unofficially renamed to "Dhaka Television", and television celebrities refused to work for Pakistani television as the East Pakistanis struggle for autonomy. The first television commercial was made in 1967 for a detergent soap 707. The first drama on PTV's Dhaka television station, Ektala Dotala, written by Munier Choudhury, was aired in 1965. It broadcast from the DIT Bhaban on a four-hour basis, with broadcasting equipments provided by NEC. History Pakistan Television era (1964-1971) īTV first commenced transmissions on December 25, 1964, as a pilot project in the then East Pakistan, airing a song by the singer Ferdausi Rahman. 1.3 Contemporary BTV, decline, and renaissance (1997-present).1.2 Independence and government monopoly (1971-1997).BTV can be received via satellite throughout Asia and parts of Europe and Africa. It is a member of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union and Asiavision, and is an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union. It operates two main television stations and fourteen relay stations all over Bangladesh, along with a satellite television channel, BTV World. Prior to the late 1990s, Bangladesh Television was the sole television broadcaster provided in Bangladesh, and was a very successful network in terms of viewership until the launch of several satellite television channels, which led to the network's downfall and stagnation. Both the headquarters and the administrative building of Bangladesh Television are located at Rampura in Dhaka. Although it has produced many award-winning programs, it has often been accused of being the mouth piece of the government and their lack of quality programming. It is primarily financed through the television licence fees.
Bangladesh Television administrative buildingīangladesh Television is the country's only television network provided on terrestrial television.