Ekattor

Ekattor (Bengali: একাত্তর; lit. 'seventy-one', in reference to the 1971 War)[1] is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language news television channel owned by the Meghna Group of Industries.[2] It was launched on 21 June 2012 by former chairman Fazlul Haque Khan.[3][4][5] The channel broadcasts from its headquarters in the Sohrawardi Avenue of Baridhara. Ekattor is the first full HD news channel in Bangladesh. The channel's slogan is "Sangbad Noy Songjog".

This article is about the Bangladeshi TV channel. For for the radio station, see Radio Ekattor. For the web series, see Ekattor (web series).
Ekattor
একাত্তর
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaBangladesh
HeadquartersSohrawardi Avenue, Baridhara, Dhaka
Programming
Language(s)Bengali
Picture format16:9 HDTV
Ownership
OwnerMeghna Group of Industries
History
Launched21 June 2012
Links
Websiteekattor.tv

Controversies

Ekattor broadcast a news report in which the conversation was aired that contempt against the court.[6][7][8][9] In 2017, Ekattor's website was hacked by Islamists who demanded "atheist media" to halt all "anti-Islam" activities.[10] Ekattor was accused of airing "anti-social" news reports and Nurul Haq Nur even called for a boycott of the channel in 2020. Bangladeshi Islamic scholars, such as Mizanur Rahman Azhari, also called for a boycott of Ekattor as it was accused of airing anti-Islam content.[11][12][13]

Programmes
  • Arthojog
  • Artho Shonglap
  • Bishajog
  • Khelajog

See also

References
  1. Biswas, Sailendra (2000). "Samsad Bengali-English dictionary. 3rd ed". Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 969.
  2. "Media". Meghna Group of Industries. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  3. পূর্ণ সমপ্রচারে একাত্তর টিভি [Ekattor TV is going on full dalali air]. BD Sangbad 24 (in Bengali). June 21, 2012. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  4. "Today Bangla News Live 14 May 2015 On Ekattor TV Bangladesh News - Bangladesh Live News".
  5. "Ekattor TV's founder Fazlul Haque passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  6. "Supreme Court asks for Ekattor TV talk show footage". bdnews24.com.
  7. একাত্তর টিভি আদালত অবমাননা করেছে: এটর্নি জেনারেল. Manab Zamin (in Bengali).
  8. Online BanglaNews Portal. 'একাত্তর টিভি আদালত অবমাননা করেছে'. BDlive24 (in Bengali).
  9. একাত্তর টিভি আদালত অবমাননা করেছে: মাহবুবে আলম. BD24Live.com (in Bengali).
  10. "Ekattor TV website hacked". The Daily Star. 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  11. "নূরের একাত্তর টিভি বর্জন, একাত্তরের মিথ্যাচারের অভিযোগ". Deutsche Welle. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  12. "একাত্তর টিভিকে বয়কট করুন : আজহারী". Daily Inqilab. 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  13. Ahad, Saiduzzaman (2020-10-16). একাত্তর টিভি বয়কটের হিড়িক ও হিপোক্রেসির বাম্পার ফলন. Egiye Cholo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-04-03.
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