News24 (Bangladeshi TV channel)

News24

Country	Bangladesh
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	Bashundhara Residential Area, Baridhara, Dhaka
Programming
Language(s)	Bengali
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets)
Ownership
Owner	East West Media Group
Sister channels	T Sports
History
Launched	28 July 2016; 8 years ago (2016-07-28)
Links
Website	news24bd.tv

News24 (Bengali: নিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর), stylized as NEWS24, is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable pay television channel dedicated to news programming. It began broadcasts on 28 July 2016 and is owned by East West Media Group, a subsidiary of Bashundhara Group. News24 is based in the Bashundhara Residential Area in Baridhara.[1]

History

In November 2013, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission granted East West Media Group a broadcasting license to operate News24.[2] It received its frequency allocation in January 2015.[3] Its logo was officially revealed in February 2016.[4] The channel began test broadcasts on 25 March 2016 at 19:00 (BST).[5] News24 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.[6] The channel officially went on the air on 28 July 2016.[7]

Organisation

Sayem Sobhan is the managing director of News24.[8][9] Shahnaz Munni is the chief news editor.[10] Naem Nizam was the CEO the channel from its inception until November 2021, he was relieved from his position.[11]

See also

• List of television stations in Bangladesh

References

1. "Logo of new TV channel News24 unveiled". The Daily Star. 20 February 2016. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
2. Ahmed, Moshtak (26 November 2013). শেষ সময়ে ১৩ টিভি, ১৪ রেডিওর লাইসেন্স. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
3. তরঙ্গ বরাদ্দ ও নিরাপত্তা ছাড় পেল ১০ নতুন বেসরকারি টিভি চ্যানেল. Priyo (in Bengali). 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
4. বসুন্ধরার নতুন টিভি চ্যানেল নিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর’র লোগো উন্মোচন. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 19 February 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
5. \'নিউজ ২৪\'-এর পরীক্ষামূলক সম্প্রচার শুরু. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
6. "Prism signs up with 7 TV channels". BDNews24. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
7. "Satellite TV channel News24 launched". Bashundhara Group. 28 July 2016. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
8. "13 TV channels await approval". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
9. "India, Bangladesh face same challenges in journalism". banglanews24.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
10. "Free journalism training for female graduates begins at IJC". The Daily Star. 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
11. "Naem Nizam is no longer CEO of News 24, Radio Capital". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2021.