Country | Bangladesh |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Network | Public |
Headquarters | Rampura, Dhaka |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Bengali |
Picture format | 16:9 SDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Government of Bangladesh |
Sister channels |
BTV National BTV World BTV Chattogram |
History | |
Launched | 25 January 2011 |
Sangsad Bangladesh Television, [a] often known as Sangsad Television, [b] [1] branded on-air as Sangsad Bangladesh [c], is a Bangladeshi state-owned parliamentary television channel, which is the sister of Bangladesh Television. It was launched on 25 January 2011, and broadcasts live from the National Parliament of Bangladesh. [2] [3]
Other than that, variety of other programming, such as ones that are educational and regarding development, is broadcast during the channel's last two hours of daily broadcasting. [4] [5] However, in case if there is no parliamentary session, Sangsad Television broadcasts daily from 18:00 to 20:00 ( BST). [6] The channel is operated by the Ministry of Information, and is a terrestrial television channel. [7] [8] It is also a free-to-air television channel. [9]
On 11 February 2010, member of Parliament Benzir Ahmed proposed the launch of a television channel named 'Sangsad Bangladesh' for the need to broadcast live parliament sessions to the people. [10]
Sangsad Television began broadcasting on 25 January 2011 on both satellite and digital terrestrial television, after the legislature voted in favor of establishing a channel dedicated to live parliamentary broadcasts, using the facilities of Bangladesh Television. [11] [12] [10] [13] On 9 February 2020, due to technical difficulties, Sangsad Television did not show live parliamentary broadcasts, and instead broadcast music programming that day. [14]
In March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused schools to shutdown in Bangladesh, Sangsad Television, along with BTV, began airing educational live lessons for primary and secondary-level students. [15] [16] The channel had become more important for students to learn at home.[ citation needed]
In May 2021, Sangsad Television became available to be streamed worldwide, along with its three sister channels, via the BTV app. [17] In May 2022, the Government of Bangladesh ordered the broadcast of Sangsad Television, along with its sisters, in airports across the country. [18]
Sangsad Television mainly broadcasts live broadcasts from the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban during the evenings. It also sometimes broadcasts the history of the Parliament of Bangladesh and its legislative practices overseas. [2] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sangsad Television aired live lessons for students with time slots depending on the grade level. [16] The channel uses Bangabandhu-1 for broadcasting on satellite television. [19]