Mohona Television (Bengali: মোহনা টেলিভিশন; lit.'channel television'),[1] also known as Mohona TV, stylized as mohona tv, is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language privately owned satellite and cable television channel. It is headquartered in Pallabi, Mirpur, Dhaka. The channel primarily broadcasts news and entertainment programming, including films and musical programming.[2][3]

Mohona Television
The headquarters of Mohona Television in Mirpur
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersMirpur, Dhaka
Programming
Language(s)Bengali
Picture format1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV sets)
Ownership
OwnerMohona Television Limited
Key peopleKamal Ahmed Majumder (chairman)
History
Launched11 November 2010; 14 years ago (2010-11-11)
Links
Websitewww.mohona.tv

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Member of Parliament Kamal Ahmed Majumder-owned Mohona Television was granted a broadcasting license by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, along with other privately owned Bangladeshi television channels, on 20 October 2009.[4][5] The channel commenced test transmissions on 31 July 2010, and officially began broadcasting on 11 November 2010 with the "Banglar Proticchobi" (বাংলার প্রতিচ্ছবি; lit.'The reflection of Bengal') slogan,[6][7] with the intention to promote the Bengali culture and language using newer technology.[2]

On the occasion of the month of Ramadan, Mohona Television was one of the eight television channels to broadcast the cooking series Pran Premium Ghee Star Cook in July 2014.[8] On 28 May 2017, the managing director of Mohona Television, Ziauddin Ahmed Makumder, had died.[9] Dhaka Reporters Unity condemned the attack on the headquarters of Mohona Television among other media outlets during the post-resignation violence shortly after prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on 5 August 2024.[10]

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  1. ^ Biswas, Sailendra (2000). "Samsad Bengali-English dictionary. 3rd ed". Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad. p. 884. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Abu Ajraf Muhammad Abdul Hai. "Discovering the world of Journalism At Mohona TV" (PDF). BRAC University. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. ^ চতুর্থ বছরে মোহনা টিভি. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  4. ^ বিক্রি হয়ে যাচ্ছে টিভি চ্যানেলের মালিকানা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 20 October 2013. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  5. ^ অনুমোদনের অপেক্ষায় আরো ১৩ টিভি. BDNews24 (in Bengali). 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. ^ a b আজকের বনলতা সেন : মোহনা টিভির আয়োজনে রিয়েলিটি শো. Bangla News 24 (in Bengali). 31 July 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  7. ^ ৬ষ্ঠ বর্ষে মোহনা টিভি. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  8. ^ প্রাণ প্রিমিয়াম ঘি 'স্টার কুক' আট চ্যানেলে. Bangla News 24 (in Bengali). 6 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  9. ^ মোহনা টিভির এমডি জিয়াউদ্দিন আর নেই. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 28 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  10. ^ বন্ধ গণমাধ্যম খুলে দেয়ার দাবি ডিআরইউর. Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (in Bengali). 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d e টিভি গাইড: ২৬ ফেব্রুয়ারি, ২০১৪. Priyo (in Bengali). 26 February 2014. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  12. ^ 'সুরের মোহনা'য় গাইবেন পলাশ. RisingBD (in Bengali). 30 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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