Channel 1 set to resume Broadcasting from today After 16 years

Channel 1, a private satellite television channel, is set to resume broadcasting from tomorrow (27 April) after 16 years of shutdown.

Broadcasting is set to resume tomorrow at 6:57pm, the channel said in a post on Facebook.Earlier, on 24 February, the Appellate Division had stayed the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission‍‍`s (BTRC) decision to shut down Channel 1.The channel had been taken off the air on 27 April 2010, after the Awami League government came to power.

BTRC had revoked the channel‍‍`s frequency allocation, prompting Channel 1‍‍`s authorities to seek intervention from the High Court. However, their petition was dismissed at the time.

The government had justified the shutdown by alleging that Channel 1 had sold imported broadcasting equipment without proper authorisation.