DBC News

DBC News
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersMohakhali, Dhaka
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; 8 years ago (2016-09-21)
Links
Websitedbcnews.tv

DBC News (Bengali: ডিবিসি নিউজ), derived from "Dhaka Bangla",[1] is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable news television channel, owned and operated by Dhaka Bangla Media & Communication Ltd.[2][3] The founder of the channel was Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury.[4][5] DBC News is headquartered in the Mohakhali neighbourhood of Dhaka.[6]

History

In 2013, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission granted Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury's Dhaka Bangla Media & Communication a license to broadcast "Dhaka-Bangla Television".[1] It later received its frequency allocation in January 2015.[7] The channel was launched as DBC News on 21 September 2016, beginning with the ten o'clock morning news bulletin.[2] The launch ceremony was attended by then Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed and then Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu.[4][5] 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 titled “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. ^ a b Ahmed, Moshtak (26 November 2013). শেষ সময়ে ১৩ টিভি, ১৪ রেডিওর লাইসেন্স. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  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. BDNews24 (in Bengali). 21 September 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  6. ^ "DBC News". DBC News (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  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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