Asian TV
| Country | Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Niketan, Dhaka |
| Programming | |
| Language | Bengali |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Asian Group of Industries |
| Key people | Liaquat Ali Khan Mukul (chairman) |
| History | |
| Launched | 18 January 2013 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Asian TV (Bengali: এশিয়ান টিভি) is a Bangladeshi Bengali language satellite and cable mixed entertainment television channel owned by the Asian Group of Industries. It began broadcasts on 18 January 2013, with the "Your Channel" slogan.[1] Asian TV is headquartered in the Niketan area of Gulshan Thana in Dhaka.[2]
History
Asian TV was formed by businessman Harun-ur-Rashid, as part of his Asian Group of Industries, which also includes Asian Radio, Asian Textile, Asian Fabrics, and Asian Yarn Dyeing.[3] The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission granted the channel a license to broadcast in June 2011.[4][5] The logo of Asian TV was unveiled in an event at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel in Dhaka on 20 June 2012. The event began with the theme song of Asian TV "Elo Praner Protichchhobi" sang by Runa Laila.[6][7]
It was launched on 18 January 2013, after months of test transmissions.[1] Asian Radio, its radio sister, also began broadcasting the same day.[8] However, the radio station was later shut down.[9] As a result of massive vandalism against eight television channels occurred on 5 August 2024 during anti-government protests in Bangladesh, Asian TV was one of the channels to go off the air temporarily.[10] Despite this, the channel was shown to gain ratings on that day due to the faulty TRP system of Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited at the time.[11] On 26 January 2026, Rupayan Group chairman Liaquat Ali Khan Mukul was elected chairman of Asian TV.[12][13]
Programming
Asian TV broadcasts a diverse range of programming ever since its launch. Shortly prior to that, its owners announced that its lineup would include dramas, reality series, music shows, talk shows, animated programming, and others.[1] It started broadcasting the Bengali dub of Japanese animated series Doraemon in April 2014.[14] On the occasion of the month of Ramadan, Asian TV was one of the eight television channels to broadcast the cooking series Pran Premium Ghee Star Cook in July 2014.[15] Afsan Chowdhury, advisory editor for the Dhaka Courier, described the channel as politically independent, and wrote that it "markets low end entertainment products".[16]
List of programming
- Bishakha[17]
- Doraemon
- Lag Bhelki Lag[18]
- Ontohin[17]
- Paramparça (title localized as Ayesha Maryam)[19]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Asian TV takes off". The Daily Star. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Asian TV (bottom part of homepage)". Asian TV Online (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Asian Group chairman running for weavers' group Tanti League president". bdnews24.com. 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017.
- ^ Islam, Shahidul (25 November 2013). "13 TV channels await approval". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013.
- ^ অনুমোদনের অপেক্ষায় আরো ১৩ টিভি. BDNews24 (in Bengali). 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ লোগো উন্মোচন অনুষ্ঠানে এশিয়ান টিভির জমকালো আগমনী বার্তা. BanglaNews24 (in Bengali). 21 June 2012. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "ASIAN TV logo revealed". The Daily Star. 27 June 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ এশিয়ান টিভির চতুর্থ প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকী ১৮ জানুয়ারি. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 15 January 2017. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ কেন দাঁড়াতে পারল না এফএম রেডিও. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 13 February 2022. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ একাত্তর-এটিএনসহ ৬ টিভির সম্প্রচার বন্ধ. Dhaka Tribune (in Bengali). 6 August 2024. Archived from the original on 12 January 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Hasan, Mahmudul (26 October 2024). "TV channels up in arms over govt's TRP system". The Daily Star. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ এশিয়ান টেলিভিশনের চেয়ারম্যান হলেন লিয়াকত আলী খান মুকুল. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 8 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "Liaquat Ali Khan Mukul Elected Asian TV Chairman". Daily Sun. 8 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ আজ থেকে বাংলায় 'ডোরেমন' [From today, 'Doraemon']. Samakal (in Bengali). 1 April 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017.
- ^ প্রাণ প্রিমিয়াম ঘি 'স্টার কুক' আট চ্যানেলে. Bangla News 24 (in Bengali). 6 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 October 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Choudhury, Afsan (10 May 2019). "Bangladesh TV: Ownership patterns and market crisis". Dhaka Courier. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025.
- ^ a b এশিয়ান টিভিতে নতুন দুই ধারাবাহিক. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 22 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ নতুন ধারাবাহিক নাটক লাগ ভেলকি লাগ. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ এশিয়ান টিভিতে টার্কিশ ধারাবাহিক 'আয়েশা মরিয়ম'. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 30 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2022.