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Name of Media
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Owner
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Remarks/Opinion/Affiliation
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Government owned
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BTV
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Government owned TV channel
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Government controlled
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BTV World
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Government owned TV channel
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Government controlled
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Sangsad Bangladesh TV
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Government owned TV channel broadcasting the proceedings of the parliament
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Government controlled
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Private owned
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ATN Bangla
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Dr. Mahfuzur Rahman, Chairman of ATN Group of companies
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Pro government media outlet. Serving vested corporate interests.
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DeshTV
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Ex MP of Bangladesh Awami League & member of the executive committee of the party, Saber Hossain Chowdhury,
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Pro-AL outlet, has Asaduzzaman Noor, AL MP and media personality as its Managing Director
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Mohona TV
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Owned by ruling party Awami League MP Kamal Ahmed Majumder
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Narcissistic TV channel, vehement pro AL media outlet
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GTV
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Chairman, Golam Dastagir Gazi Bir Protik MP and chairman & MD of Gazi Industries
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Pro-AL government media outlet
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My TV
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Sister concern of V.M International, Chairman Md. Nasiruddin (strong links with current AL regime)
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Liberal media outlet. Serving corporate interests. More interested in entertainment than news.
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ATN News
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Dr. Mahfuzur Rahman, Chairman of ATN Group of companies
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News version of the pro government media outlet ATN Bangla
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Ekushey TV
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Chairman and CEO Abdus Salam, industrialist and a Director of One Bank Ltd
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Relatively balanced liberal media outlet. Serving corporate and liberal interests.
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Independent Television
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Owned by BEXIMCO Group and Salman F Rahman
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Awami League and government approved news and content
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Shomoy television
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Owned by Advocate Kamrul Islam, State Minister and party leader of current Awami League regime
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Very much an Awami League supportive media outlet. Regular talk shows defaming opposition.
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Ekattor Television
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Owned by Mozammel Babu, pro Awami League journalist and influential trade unionist
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Keeps up a left leaning version of the pro Awami League news, propaganda and tirade. Hosts talk shows that defame political opponents of the Awami League
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Channel i
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Owned by Impress group who also own Incepta pharmaceuticals and Impress Telefilm. Managing Director Faridur Reza Shagor.
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Preserving corporate interests. Liberal media outlet.
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Boishakhi TV
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Founded by MNH Bulu, Chairman of the BNS group and hijacked by MLM company Destiny 2000 Ltd
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Pro-government liberal media outlet
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Channel 9
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Backed by Syeda Mahbuba Akhter, wife of retired Brig-Gen Syed Shafayetul Islam, younger brother of LGRD Minister and ruling Awami League General-Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam
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Predominantly sports channel to primarily broadcast the Bangladesh Premier League
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Masranga TV
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Anjan Chowdhury, replacing the late Samson H Chowdhury. Other business ventures include the Square group of companies
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Serving and promoting corporate interests first. Liberal media outlet.
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Bijoy TV
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Owned by ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, ex-mayor of Chittagong and AL stalwart
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Pro-AL media outlet
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SA TV
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Managing Director, Salahuddin Ahmed (also of S.A. Paribahan)
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Pro-government outlet preserving corporate interests
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Channel 24
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AK Azad, President of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and owner of Ha-Meem Group
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Pro-AL media outlet serving corporate interests
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Channel 1
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BNP Ex-MP MAH Selim
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Closed in 2010
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NTV (National Television)
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Managing director Mosaddeque Ali Falu , ex-MP from BNP
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Affiliated with the BNP. Subject to silencing by current Awami regime
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Diganta Television – currently closed by government
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Mir Kashem Ali, Chairman of Diganta Media Corporation and central leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
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Pro-BNP Jamaat opposition media outlet. A more balanced reporting. Points out government excesses through talk shows and news.
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RTV
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2nd channel of Mosaddeque Ali Falu , ex-MP from BNP
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Affiliated with the BNP. Subject to silencing by current Awami regime
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Bangla vision
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Shamol Bangla Media group Ltd
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Pro-BNP opposition media channel. Host talk shows critical of the government.
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Islamic TV – currently closed by government
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Late Said Iskandar, the younger brother of the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia
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Leading Islam based media and news outlet. Pro-BNP Jamaat opposition media outlet. Outspoken critic of government excesses.
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Mar 03
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