Television (TV) is a telecommunication means of transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome (black-and-white) or tinted, with or without accompanying sound. “Television” may also refer particularly to a television set, television encoding, or television transmission. The etymology of the word has a mixed Latin and Greek derivation, meaning “far sight”: Greek tele, far, and Latin visio, sight (from video, vis- to see, or to view in the first person).Commercially presented since the late 1920s, the television set has become usual in homes, businesses and institutions, particularly as a means of transportation for advertising, a source of entertainment, and news. Since the 1970s the availability of video cassettes, laserdiscs, DVDs and now Blu-ray Discs, have resulted in the television set commonly being used for screening recorded as well as broadcast material.

The media of Bangladesh refers to the print, broadcast and online mass media available in Bangladesh. The Constitution guarantees press autonomy and autonomy of expression within “reasonable restriction”, though some media outlets have been stressed. The Bangladeshi media is ranked at 136th out of 178 countries on the Reporters without Borders Press Freedom Index, with 1st being most free. The media in Bangladesh is a mix of government-owned and private media. There are still criminal penalties for slander, insult and agitation as well as reporting on national security issues. Reporters can be held for up to 90 days without trial under the 1974 Special Powers Act. Media restrictions have usually increased during periods of political turmoil. Reporters without Borders have accused the army of targeting journalists and enforcing suppression.

The first television signal broadcast in Bangladesh was in 1964 by the state-owned television network BTV. From then onwards BTV had a virtual monopoly until the late 1990s. Ever since then a number of stations had arrived. Many have also close down in the process.

Terrestrial networks: Bangladesh Television (BTV): State-owned, Language: Bengali, Established in March 1965, Sangsad TV: State Owned, Language: Bengali, Established in January 2011.

Satellite networks: ATN Bangla: Private, Language: Bengali, Entertainment channel, established in July 15, 1998, WASA Bhaban, Kawran Bazar, Dhaka, Banglavision: Private, Language: Bengali, Entertainment channel, established in 2005, Dhaka, BTV World: State Owned, Language: Bengali, Entertainment, established in 2005, Rampura, Dhaka, Channel I: Private, Language:  Bengali, Entertainment channel, established in 1999,Dhaka,Desh TV: Private, Language: Bengali, Entertainment channel, established in March 26, 2009, Malibag, Dhaka,Diganta Television: Private, language: Bengali, Entertainment channel, established in 2007, Purana Paltan, Dhaka, Ekushey Television: Private, Language: Bengali, Entertainment channel, established in April 14, 2000, Kawran Bazar, Dhaka, Islamic TV: Private, Language: Bengali, Religious channel, 2007, Hatirpul, Dhaka, NTV: Private, language: Bengali , Entertainment channel, 2003, Karwan Bazar, Dhaka, RTV: Private, language: Bengali, Entertainment channel, established in 2005, Karwan Bazar, Dhaka, Mohona TV: Private, language: Bengali, Entertainment channel, 2010, Mirpur, Dhaka, ATN News: Private, language: Bengali, 24 hour News and current affairs channel, 2010, Kawran Bazar, Dhaka, Channel 9: Private,language: Bengali, Entertainment, established in 2010,Tejgaon, Dhaka, Independent Television: Private, Language: Bengali, 24 Hours News Channel, established in 2010, Tejgaon, Dhaka.