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The Bangabandhu Satellite-1 (Bangabandhu-1) is the first Bangladeshi geostationary communications and broadcasting satellite. It is named after the first president of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It was manufactured by Thales Alenia Space and launched on 12 May 2018 from Kennedy Space Center, USA. [1]
Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited was established on 15 August 2017. The company had been authorized a capital of 50 billion BDT and paid capital of five billion BDT. [5] The decision to form the company was approved at a Cabinet of Bangladesh meeting in July 2017. The company is managed by SPARRSO which is the national space agency of ...
In 2018, Bangladesh Television began broadcasting through the Bangabandhu-1 satellite, along with several other local television channels. [124] Via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite, the network's television signals can be received in the Middle East and North Africa .
In May 2019, BEXIMCO launched Akash DTH, Bangladesh's first DTH satellite television provider. [29] [30] On 2 October 2019, all Bangladeshi television channels began broadcasting via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite. [31] During the COVID-19 pandemic, both BTV and Sangsad Television broadcast live educational lessons for primary and secondary level ...
It broadcasts using the Bangabandhu-1 satellite since 2019. [7] [8] On YouTube, Somoy is the most subscribed Bangladeshi channel, being the first to receive the Diamond Play Button in 2021. [9] Several fact-checking organizations have identified Somoy TV as a significant source of misinformation within Bangladesh. [10] [11]
Bangabandhu Satellite-1: Launched $248 million Falcon 9: Launched in 2018 Bangabandhu Satellite-2: Approved $435 million Bangladesh Satellite Company Ltd (BSCL) has already signed a cooperation contract with Glavkosmos from Russia for the purpose of launching Bangabandhu 2 satellite by December 2023. [54]
On 19 May 2019, Bijoy TV, along with five other channels, began broadcasting via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite after signing an agreement with BSCL. [11] [12] Bijoy TV unveiled a new logo on 31 May 2019. [13]
On 13 April 2019, BTV Chittagong began broadcasting for nine hours on a daily basis and also commenced transmissions via the Bangabandhu-1 satellite on 1 July 2019. [24] [25] Its broadcast time was later extended to twelve hours in December 2019. [5] In September 2020, a 133.5 metres (438 ft) tall tower of BTV Chittagong was built.