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Jamuna Television
যমুনা টেলিভিশন
File:JamunaTV logo.jpg
Jamuna Television Building.jpg
The headquarters of Jamuna Television in Baridhara
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersJamuna Future Park Complex, Progoti Shoroni, Baridhara, Dhaka[1]
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets)
Ownership
OwnerJamuna Group
Key peopleFahim Ahmed (CEO)
History
Launched5 April 2014; 10 years ago (2014-04-05)
Links
Websitewww.jamuna.tv

Jamuna Television (Bengali: যমুনা টেলিভিশন; lit. 'Jamuna Television'), commonly known as Jamuna TV, stylized as jamuna|tv, is a privately owned Bangladeshi satellite and cable news and current affairs television channel. It is owned by the Jamuna Group, and was founded by the company's founder and former chairman Nurul Islam Babul in 2014.[2] The channel's headquarters are located in the Jamuna Future Park Complex at Progoti Shoroni in Baridhara. 

History

In 2002, Jamuna Television was granted an NOC certificate to broadcast for five years. They were given rights to broadcast both on terrestrial and satellite television. In 2005, without explanation, the BNP-led government revoked its broadcasting rights, and after the High Court permitted Jamuna Television to broadcast, the government appealed against the decision.[3]

Although its certificate had been expired by then, the original channel began test broadcasting on 15 October 2009. The BTRC shut the channel down on 19 November after the channel had allegedly been broadcasting illegally.[4] However, on 29 July 2013, the channel was once again granted a license to relaunch.[5] Jamuna Television was officially launched on 5 April 2014. British foreign correspondent Simon Dring, who was previously the managing director of Ekushey Television, joined the channel as a staff member.[6]

Jamuna Television was one of the nine Bangladeshi television channels to sign an agreement with Bdnews24.com to subscribe to a video-based news agency run by children called Prism in May 2016.[7] In December 2018, journalists working for Jamuna Television and Jugantor were attacked in the Nawabganj upazila of Dhaka, injuring 10 people.[8] Jamuna Television was temporarily taken off-air during the 2018 Bangladeshi general election.[9]

In January 2019, three journalists working for Jamuna Television were assaulted by eight to ten people in a rehabilitation center in Bogra. Police have arrested three suspects allegedly involved in the incident.[10] On 19 May 2019, Jamuna Television, along with five other channels, began broadcasting via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite after signing an agreement with BSCL.[11][12] On 5 March 2022, Fahim Ahmed was appointed as the CEO of Jamuna Television.[13]

Controversies

In 2015, telecommunications company Grameenphone filed a defamation case against Jamuna Television and Jugantor for publishing 'fake' news against the company.[14] Later in 2018, another case was filed against the two entities by the conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group for similar reasons. They were also sued by Robi and the National Board of Revenue.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Contact". Jamuna Television. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Salma Islam elected chairman of Jamuna Group, following husband's death". Dhaka Tribune. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. ^ "10 TV Channels". The Daily Star. 16 March 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Jamuna TV shutdown order valid". The Daily Star. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Basundhara chairman at Jamuna TV launch". bdnews24.com. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ যমুনা টিভির পূর্ণাঙ্গ সম্প্রচার শুরু হচ্ছে আজ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 5 April 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Prism signs up with 7 TV channels". BDNews24. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Jugantor, Jamuna TV journalists attacked in Nawabganj". Bdnews24.com. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh TV station shut, 7 journalists assaulted on election day". Rappler. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  10. ^ Nasim Bogra, Md Nazmul Huda (17 January 2019). "3 held for attack on Jamuna TV journalists in Bogra". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Six TV channels ink deal to use Bangabandhu satellite". The Daily Star. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  12. ^ সব টিভি চ্যানেলের সম্প্রচার আসছে বঙ্গবন্ধু স্যাটেলাইটে. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 19 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  13. ^ যমুনা টিভির সিইও হলেন ফাহিম আহমেদ. Jugantor (in Bengali). 6 March 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  14. ^ "GP filed defamation case against Jamuna TV, Jugantor". Jagonews24.com. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  15. ^ "PRAN-RFL files defamation cases against Jugantor, Jamuna TV". Jagonews24.com. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

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