RTV began broadcasting on 26 December 2005 as a sister channel of NTV, and primarily airs entertainment and news programming.

In 2008 the Army-Caretaker Government from Mosaddek Ali Falu took over the forces of Awami League businessman Bengal group of Industries chairman Morshed Alam and FBCCI president Jasim Uddin.After 17 long years on August 5, 2024, fascist Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League fled the country and returned the ownership of the TV channel to Bengal group of Industries Chairman Morshed Alam and former FBCCI President Jasim Uddin, Mosaddek Ali Falu.

[9][10] For six days starting from 6 September 2014, RTV aired six films starring deceased actor Salman Shah, marking his death anniversary.

[12] On 7 February 2015, an IPTV channel by the name of "RTV Music" began transmissions,[13] but was later shut down by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in 2021 after being accused of broadcasting illegally without a valid license.

[21] In September 2020, RTV organized a new contest titled Torun Nirmatar Notun Golpo, in an attempt to find young directors.

[26] RTV is a mixed entertainment television channel and therefore its programming line is diversified, consisting of dramas, news, music, and infotainment.