Republic Bangla
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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Network | Broadcast television and online |
| Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Bengali |
| Picture format | SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| Key people | Arnab Goswami |
| Sister channels | Republic TV Republic Bharat Republic Kannada |
| History | |
| Launched | March 7, 2021[1] |
| Links | |
| Website | bangla |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Republic Bangla live | Live TV |
| YouTube | Republic Bangla |
Republic Bangla is a free-to-air Indian Bengali-language news channel, launched on 7 March 2021, by Arnab Goswami's Republic Media Network. The channel was announced with the slogan "Kotha Hobey Chokhe Chokh Rekhe" (lit. 'We will talk eye to eye').[2]
The channel is the third launched by Goswami, after the launches of Republic TV in English and Republic Bharat in Hindi. Goswami himself has spoken of his ambition to launch channels in all states and regional languages across India.[3]
Launch
[edit]Republic Bangla officially went on air at 8:00 AM on March 7, 2021.[4][5][6]
Hosts
[edit]The main hosts of this channel are Arnab Goswami, Mayukh Ranjan Ghosh,[7][8][better source needed] Swarnali Sarkar,[9][better source needed] Meenakshi Dev Biswas, Samadrita Mukherjee, Renaissance `Chakraborty, Anirban Sinha and Bishakha Rudra.[citation needed]
Controversies
[edit]The interim government of Bangladesh has alleged that since the fall of the Hasina government, Republic Bangla has been broadcasting news reports against Bangladesh. Later, on November 18, 2024, a lawyer of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh filed a writ petition in the High Court demanding a ban and block of their news and content within the territory of Bangladesh.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Arnab Goswami announces Republic Bangla will launch tomorrow - the fastest news TV launch". Republic World. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Republic Bangla unveils tagline 'Kotha Hobey Chokhe Chokh Rekhe' - Exchange4media". exchange4media. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Arnab Goswami to launch Republic in every state, every language in the next one year". bestmediaifo.com. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ MediaInfoline (5 March 2021). "Arnab Goswami Will Anchor A News Debate Show On R. Bangla". Media Infoline. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ Chanana, Priyanka. "Arnab Goswami's news channel R. Bangla to go live on March 7". www.afaqs.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ MediaBriefAdmin (6 March 2021). "Arnab Goswami's R. Bangla live from Sunday, 7 March, 8 AM; fastest news channel launch in 'record 65 days'". MediaBrief. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Register". Twitter. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Register". Twitter. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Legal notice seeks ban of Indian broadcaster Republic Bangla". The Business Standard. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
External links
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