[3] On February 3, 2021, Arnab Goswami shared an image of the 'under-construction' studio of Republic Bangla, marking the announcement of the channel's upcoming launch.[4][relevant?]

[5][6][7] The main hosts of this channel are Arnab Goswami, Mayukh Ranjan Ghosh,[8][9][better source needed] Swarnali Sarkar,[10][better source needed] Meenakshi Dev Biswas, Samadrita Mukherjee, Renaissance `Chakraborty, Anirban Sinha and Bishakha Rudra.

[citation needed] Republic Bangla has been accused of allegedly airing news reports against Bangladesh since the fall of Hasina's government on 5 August 2024, as well as creating communal unrest and animosity between Muslims and Hindus in the country.

[11][12][13] One of the reports falsely claimed on 6 November 2024 that Bangladeshi Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus fled to France and will not return as a result of Trump's victory in the US presidential election.

[15] A writ petition was later filed on 18 November 2024 seeking the ban of Republic Bangla in Bangladesh for spreading propaganda against the country.