DBC News
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersMohakhali, Dhaka[1]
Programming
Language(s)Bengali
Picture format1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets)
Ownership
OwnerDhaka Bangla Media & Communication Ltd.
History
Launched21 September 2016; 7 years ago (2016-09-21)
Links
Websitedbcnews.tv

DBC News (Bengali: ডিবিসি নিউজ; Dhaka Bangla Channel) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable news television channel, owned and operated by Dhaka Bangla Media & Communication Ltd.[2][3] The chairman of the channel is Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, former Media Adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[4] The managing director is Sahidul Ahsan and CEO & Editor in Chief is Monjurul Islam.[5]

History

In 2013, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission granted Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury's Dhaka Bangla Media & Communication a license to broadcast "Dhaka-Bangla Television".[6] It also received its frequency allocation in January 2015.[7] The channel was launched as DBC News on 21 September 2016. Sahidul Ahsan was the founding managing director while Monjurul Islam was the founding news editor. The opening was attended by Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed and Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu.[4][5] It started with the broadcast of the 10 am news.[2] In December 2019, DBC News, along with three other Bangladeshi television channels, signed an agreement with UNICEF to air programming regarding children's issues.[8]

Censorship and violence

On 27 October 2017, a motorcade of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was attacked in Feni District. The news van of DBC and other news organizations were damaged in the attack.[9] DBC News correspondent Partho Hasan was attacked by Shirhan Sharif Tomal, Bangladesh Jubo League leader and son of Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif, on 29 November 2017.[10][11] Bangladesh Police closed eight members of the Detective Branch of Barisal Metropolitan Police for torturing a cameraman of DBC in Barisal on 12 March 2018.[12][13] The police team that attacked the journalist were led by sub-inspector Abul Bashar.[14][15] According to the US State Department Human Rights Report for 2017 the government of Bangladesh forced DBC news to remove a news item tiled “Bangladesh’s Hasina Survives another Attempt on Her Life.” The news was sourced to a Burmese news portal.[16]

Programming

Rajkahon on DBC News is a primetime political talk show hosted by Sharmin Chowdhury, a television journalist.[17] Choturnogo is a weekly show featuring individuals from the arts and entertainment field.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Headquarter of DBC News".
  2. ^ a b আনুষ্ঠানিক সম্প্রচারে গেল ডিবিসি নিউজ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  3. ^ ডিবিসি নিউজ-এর চিত্র সাংবাদিকের ওপর নির্যাতনের প্রতিবাদে ফেনী প্রেস ক্লাবের মানববন্ধন. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b "DBC News begins its journey". The Daily Star. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b পূর্ণ সম্প্রচারে এলো ডিবিসি নিউজ. bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  6. ^ Ahmed, Moshtak (26 November 2013). শেষ সময়ে ১৩ টিভি, ১৪ রেডিওর লাইসেন্স. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  7. ^ তরঙ্গ বরাদ্দ ও নিরাপত্তা ছাড় পেল ১০ নতুন বেসরকারি টিভি চ্যানেল. Priyo (in Bengali). 9 January 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  8. ^ "More TV stations come forward to amplify children's voices". The Daily Star. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Khaleda's motorcade attacked in Feni". Dhaka Tribune. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Attack on Journos: Jubo League expels land minister's son". The Daily Star. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  11. ^ "4 journalists beaten up in Pabna". The Daily Star. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Eight DB police closed over torture of journalist in Barisal". Dhaka Tribune. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  13. ^ ডিবিসি নিউজ'র সাংবাদিককে নির্যাতনের প্রতিবাদে মানববন্ধন. The Daily Observer (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  14. ^ "5 more cops suspended over Barisal journo torture". UNB. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Constable suspended over torture of DBC News cameraperson in Barisal". Dhaka Tribune. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  16. ^ "US: Significant limitations on freedom of speech in Bangladesh in 2017". Dhaka Tribune. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Juddho Sheshe Juddho". Dhaka Tribune. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2018. Television journalist Nobonita Chowdhury is widely known as a talk show host and moderator. Host of primetime political talk show, Rajkahon on DBC News, Nobonita
  18. ^ "Nusraat Faria on "Choturongo"". The Daily Star. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.


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