Ekushey Television
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Ekushey Television is a private terrestrial channel in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

,. Official transmission began on April 14, 2000, after a very short time of transmission it became the voice of the nation and the most popular TV channel in Bangladesh through its news and other innovative programs. However, it was closed down on August 29, 2002, when Managing Director Simon Dring
Simon Dring
Simon Dring is an award-winning foreign correspondent, television presenter and producer. He's worked for Reuters, the Daily Telegraph of London, and BBC Television and Radio News and Current Affairs.-Early life and education:...

 and three other executives were charged with fraud. Dring, a British
United Kingdom
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 journalist
Journalist
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, had his visa and work permit cancelled.It broadcasting from the Kawran Bazar, Dhaka.

However, permission for the station to continue transmission once more was granted on April 14, 2005, and transmission was resumed, on December 1, 2006. Its official transmission started 29 March 2007 and, started 24 hour transmission on June 1. Present Chairman of ETV is Abdus Salam and programme director is Atiqul Haq Chowdhury.

Technical Info

  • Satellite: Telstar 10 at 76.5 degree E orbital location
  • Band: C Band
  • Frequency: 3787 MHz
  • Polarization: Horizontal (H)
  • F E C: 2/3
  • Symbol Rate: 4.600 MS/S

Programs

  • Talk show
  • Drama
  • News
  • Children News
  • Live Concert
  • Special talk show with specialized Topic (Health, Children etc)

External links

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