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ATN News
The headquarters of ATN News in Kawran Bazar
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersKawran Bazar, Dhaka
Programming
Language(s)Bengali
Picture format1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets)
Ownership
OwnerMultimedia Production Company
Key peopleMahfuzur Rahman (Chairman and Managing Director)
Sister channelsATN Bangla
History
Launched7 June 2010; 14 years ago (2010-06-07)
Links
Websitewww.atnnewstv.com

ATN News (Bengali: এটিএন নিউজ) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable news-oriented television channel owned by the Multimedia Production Company Limited, owned by Mahfuzur Rahman. It is a sister channel of ATN Bangla. It was launched on 7 June 2010 as the first contemporary news television channel in Bangladesh,[1] as the short-lived CSB News was shut down in 2007.[2]

History

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The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission granted ATN News a license to broadcast on 20 October 2009, alongside several other Bangladeshi privately owned television channels.[3] The channel broadcast its first test transmission on 1 May 2010, and officially went on air on 7 June 2010 with the "Banglar Chobbish Ghonta" (বাংলার ২৪ ঘন্টা; lit. '24 hours of Bengal') slogan.[4] Nirman Rosayon, a programme dedicated to ancient and modern architecture in Bangladesh, premiered on ATN News on 18 March 2023.[5] The channel organized the Islamic Olympiad in February 2024.[6] On 5 August 2024, the channel, along with its sister ATN Bangla, went off the air temporarily after its offices in Dhaka were attacked and set on fire by protesters during the non-cooperation movement, shortly after prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned.[7] It resumed broadcasts three days later on 8 August 2024.[8]

Programming

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ATN News broadcasts news and current affairs programming on multiple topics, such as agriculture, business, entertainment, fashion, politics, sports, etc. One of its notable aspects is that during the first year of its launch, the channel did not show gruesome scenes or corpses.[1]

List of programming

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Management

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Television journalist and media personality Mishuk Munier joined ATN News as CEO and chief editor in November 2010. He worked with the television channel until his death on 13 August 2011.[12] Bangladeshi journalist Abed Khan subsequently took over the position of CEO and chief editor,[13] remaining as such until his resignation on 20 April 2013.[14] The current executive director of the channel is Md. Mosharraf Hossain.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d এটিএন নিউজের বর্ষপূর্তি. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ "CSB News silenced". The Daily Star. 7 September 2007. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. ^ অনুমোদনের অপেক্ষায় আরো ১৩ টিভি. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  4. ^ "ATN News goes on air today". The Daily Star. 7 June 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  5. ^ এটিএন নিউজের নতুন আয়োজন 'নির্মাণ রসায়ন'. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 18 March 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  6. ^ এটিএন নিউজে শুরু হচ্ছে ইসলামিক অলিম্পিয়াড. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Rampage at ATN Bangla office, ATN News off air". Dhaka Tribune. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b আবারও এটিএন নিউজের সম্প্রচার শুরু. ATN News (in Bengali). 8 August 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Program List". ATN News. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Program". ATN News. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Program". ATN News. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Tareque Masud, Mishuk Munier killed in road crash". The Daily Star. 13 August 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Ethical journalism to prevail". The Daily Star. 24 November 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  14. ^ "Abed Khan quits ATN News citing 'conspiracy'". Dhaka Tribune. 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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