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{{Short description|Indian bengali-language news channel}} | {{Short description|Indian bengali-language news channel}} | ||
{{ | {{Primary sources|date=February 2026}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} | ||
{{Infobox television channel | {{Infobox television channel | ||
| name | | name = Republic Bangla | ||
| logo | | logo = Republic_Bangla_Logo.svg | ||
| logo_size | | logo_size = | ||
| launch_date | | logo_caption = Logo used since 2021 | ||
| network | | launch_date = {{Start date and age|2021|03|07|df=y}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Arnab Goswami announces Republic Bangla will launch tomorrow - the fastest news TV launch |url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/arnab-goswami-announces-republic-bangla-will-launch-tomorrow-the-fastest-news-tv-launch.html |access-date=10 March 2021 |work=Republic World |date=6 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| picture_format | | network = [[Terrestrial television|Broadcast television]] and online | ||
| owner | | picture_format = [[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] | ||
| owner = {{plainlist| | |||
*Republic Media Network | *Republic Media Network | ||
*[[Arnab Goswami]] | *[[Arnab Goswami]] | ||
* ARG Outlier Media}} | * ARG Outlier Media}} | ||
| country | | country = [[India]] | ||
| language | | language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] | ||
| headquarters | | headquarters = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] | ||
| key_people | | key_people = [[Arnab Goswami]] | ||
| sister_channels = [[Republic TV]]<br /> | | sister_channels = [[Republic TV]] <br/> [[Republic Bharat]] <br/> [[Republic Kannada]] | ||
[[Republic Bharat | | website = {{URL|https://bangla.republicworld.com}} | ||
| website | | webcast= {{URL|https://bangla.republicworld.com/livetv|Live TV}} | ||
| | | area = Worldwide | ||
| area | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Republic Bangla''' is a [[free-to-air]] Indian [[Bengali language|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}}).<ref>{{cite news |title=Republic Bangla unveils tagline 'Kotha Hobey Chokhe Chokh Rekhe' - Exchange4media |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/republic-bangla-launches-tagline-kotha-hobey-chokhe-chokh-rekhe-111002.html |access-date=10 March 2021 |work=exchange4media |date=17 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
The channel is the third launched by [[Arnab Goswami|Goswami]], after the launches of [[Republic TV]] in English and [[Republic Bharat TV|Republic Bharat]] in Hindi. Goswami himself has spoken of his ambition to launch channels in all states and regional languages across India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arnab Goswami to launch Republic in every state, every language in the next one year |url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2020/11/arnab-goswami-to-launch-republic-in-every-state-every-language-in-the-next-one-year/ |access-date=10 March 2021 |work=bestmediaifo.com |date=12 November 2020}}</ref> | |||
== Launch == | |||
Republic Bangla officially went on air at 8:00 AM on 7 March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MediaInfoline |date=2021-03-05 |title=Arnab Goswami Will Anchor A News Debate Show On R. Bangla |url=https://www.mediainfoline.com/brand/arnab-goswami-only-anchor-ever-to-anchor-daily-news-shows-in-3-languages |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=Media Infoline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chanana |first=Priyanka |title=Arnab Goswami's news channel R. Bangla to go live on March 7 |url=https://www.afaqs.com/companies/arnab-goswamis-news-channel-r-bangla-to-go-live-on-march-7 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=www.afaqs.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=MediaBriefAdmin |date=2021-03-06 |title=Arnab Goswami's R. Bangla live from Sunday, 7 March, 8 AM; fastest news channel launch in 'record 65 days' |url=https://mediabrief.com/republic-bangla-live-from-7-march-2021/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=MediaBrief |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
The channel | ==Hosts== | ||
The main hosts of this channel are [[Arnab Goswami]], Mayukh Ranjan Ghosh,<ref>{{Cite web |url-access=limited |access-date=24 August 2023 |title=Register |url=https://twitter.com/mayukhrghosh?s=09 |website=[[Twitter]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Register |via=[[Facebook]] |access-date=25 August 2023 |language=en |url-access=limited |url=https://www.facebook.com/mayukh.r.ghosh}}</ref>{{better source|date=January 2025}} Swarnali Sarkar,<ref>{{cite web |title=Register |website=[[Twitter]] |access-date=23 August 2023 |language=en |url-access=limited |url=https://twitter.com/swarnalisarkar}}</ref>{{better source|reason=primary sources are not sufficient to establish relevance|date=January 2025}} Meenakshi Dev Biswas, Samadrita Mukherjee, Renaissance Chakraborty, Anirban Sinha and Bishakha Rudra.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} | |||
== | ==Controversies== | ||
The | The [[Yunus ministry|interim government of Bangladesh]] has alleged that since the [[Resignation of Sheikh Hasina|fall of the Hasina government]], Republic Bangla has been broadcasting news reports against Bangladesh. Later, on 18 November 2024, a lawyer of the [[Supreme Court of Bangladesh]] filed a writ petition in the [[High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh|High Court]] demanding a ban and block of their news and content within the territory of [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/legal-notice-seeks-ban-indian-broadcaster-republic-bangla-989596|title=Legal notice seeks ban of Indian broadcaster Republic Bangla|date=10 November 2024|access-date=28 November 2024|work=[[The Business Standard]]}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{official | *{{official website}} | ||
{{Television news in India}} | {{Television news in India}} | ||
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[[Category:Television stations in Kolkata]] | [[Category:Television stations in Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:2021 establishments in West Bengal]] | [[Category:2021 establishments in West Bengal]] | ||
[[Category:Republic Media Network]] | |||
{{India-tv-station-stub}} | {{India-tv-station-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:22, 17 April 2026
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 Logo used since 2021 | |
| 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 | 7 March 2021[1] |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Live TV |
| Website | bangla |
| Availability | |
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 | edit source]
Republic Bangla officially went on air at 8:00 AM on 7 March 2021.[4][5][6]
Hosts[edit | edit source]
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 | edit source]
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 18 November 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 | edit source]
- ↑ "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.
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