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CSB News
CountryBangladesh
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersSyed Grand Center, Uttara, Dhaka
Programming
Language(s)Bengali
Ownership
OwnerFocus Multimedia Limited
History
Launched26 March 2007; 17 years ago (2007-03-26)
Closed7 September 2007; 16 years ago (2007-09-07)
Links
Websitecsbnews24.com

CSB News (Bengali: সিএসবি নিউজ), acronym of Chrono Satellite Broadcast[1][2] was a Bangladeshi satellite and cable news-oriented television channel, being the first, albeit short-lived, of its kind, owned by QC Group,[1] through its subsidiary Focus Multimedia Limited.[3] It commenced test broadcasts on 21 February 2007,[4] and was later officially launched on 26 March of the same year. The channel was launched with the help of Indian media company Mediaguru.[5][1] It later ceased broadcasting on 7 September 2007.[3]

Closure

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On 23 August 2007, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting warned CSB News and Ekushey Television from airing any news reports, documentaries, talk shows, and discussions against the government.[6][7] Later, on 6 September 2007, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission visited the headquarters of CSB News and shut the channel down at approximately 18:00 (BST).[6][8][9]

According to officials, the channel was shut down due to "forgery" as it was found submitting a fake application to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting before getting its frequency allocation, two days prior to submitting the original one on 19 October 2006. It was also found that the signature on the approval letter submitted by CSB News was forged as the ministry stated that they had not issued any letter to the channel.[4] The BTRC ordered the channel to respond within a week, keeping the channel off-air during that period.[3] Despite this, Reporters Without Borders protested against the closure of the channel.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "New Bangladesh news ch planned". Archived from the original on 21 April 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Condemnation of closure of CBS News". Reporters Without Borders. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "CSB News knocked off the air". BDNews24. 6 September 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "CSB News silenced". The Daily Star. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Mediaguru helping QC Group launch Bangladesh's first news channel". Exchange4Media. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Bangladesh news channel off air". BBC News. 6 September 2007. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2007.
  7. ^ "Govt asks ETV, CSB to refrain from telecasting provocative items". The Daily Star. 24 August 2007. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  8. ^ "We wish to inform you". The Daily Star. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Channel 1 shut". The Daily Star. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSB_News

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