Around 46 privately owned television channels were permitted by the Government of Bangladesh as of 2023,[1] of which thirty-six are currently on air.
Bangladesh has four state-owned television stations, of which only three broadcast on terrestrial television, which are BTV Dhaka, BTV Chittagong, and Sangsad Television.
In total, there are 50 television channels in Bangladesh, with 40 currently on air.
As of today, Bangladesh has four state-owned television channels.
Among them, Bangladesh Television is the oldest, founded in 1964.