Duronto TV

Duronto TV (lit. 'non-stop TV')[1] is a television channel in Bangladesh for children. The channel's test transmission started on 5 October 2017 and it commenced its full operation on 15 October 2017.[2]

Duronto TV
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaBangladesh
HeadquartersBanani, Dhaka
Programming
Picture format16:9 (1080i, HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerBarind Media Limited
History
Launched5 October 2017
Links
Websiteduronto.tv
Availability
Satellite
Bangabandhu-1
(Bangladesh)		4550 H 4160
Dish NetworkChannel 796
Akash DTHChannel 142

Its goal is to help in the development of children by entertaining them with history, tradition and culture, including programmes focusing on travel, magic, science, sports, family and toys. The programming lineup features acquired international content, combined with local productions and foreign television series and films dubbed into Bengali, such as SpongeBob SquarePants.[3]

As of March 2018, Abhijit Chowdhury is the director of Duronto TV. The Project Director is Shakib Arifin, and Amzad Hossain Arju is the head of marketing.

The channel was temporarily suspended on March 28, 2019 when a fire broke out at the FR Tower in Dhaka.[4]

References
  1. Biswas, Sailendra (2000). "Samsad Bengali-English dictionary. 3rd ed". Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 969.
  2. "Children TV. Duronto launched". BD News 24. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. "First children's TV channel 'Duronto' starts its journey | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  4. "Banani fire: Transmission of Duronto TV, Radio Today shut down | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2019-03-28.


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