BTV News

BTV News (Bengali: বিটিভি নিউজ) is a Bangladeshi state-owned Bengali-language news-oriented television channel part of the Bangladesh Television network. The channel commenced transmissions on 31 December 2024 after replacing BTV World. It broadcasts from the BTV Bhaban in Rampura, Dhaka. BTV News broadcasts news programming for 24 hours a day.^[1][2]

BTV News
বিটিভি নিউজ

Type	Public news channel
Country	Bangladesh
Broadcast area	Worldwide
Headquarters	Rampura, Dhaka
Programming
Language(s)	Bengali
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets)
Ownership
Owner	Government of Bangladesh
Parent	Bangladesh Television
Sister channels	BTV Chittagong BTV National Sangsad Television
History
Launched	31 December 2024; 7 months ago (2024-12-31)
Replaced	BTV World
Links
Website	btv.gov.bd
Availability
Streaming media
BTV News Live	www.btvlive.gov.bd/channel/BTV-News

History

BTV News began test transmissions on 31 December 2024 at 19:00 (BST) replacing BTV World. It was announced a while before its launch.^[3][4] A day prior, Bangladesh Television was given permission to broadcast a full-fledged news channel.^[1][2] According to press secretary to the chief adviser, Shafiqul Alam, BTV News was launched in order to restructure BTV as a whole as a larger broadcasting outlet.^[5]