Around 49 privately owned television channels were permitted by the Government of Bangladesh as of 2026, of which thirty-eight are currently on air. Five television channels, namely STV-US, CSB News, Channel 1, Diganta Television, and Channel 16, have been taken off air. Bangladesh has four state-owned television stations, of which only three broadcast on terrestrial television, which are BTV Dhaka, BTV Chittagong, and Sangsad Television. In total, there are 53 television channels in Bangladesh, with 42 currently on air.
As of today, Bangladesh has four state-owned television channels. Among them, Bangladesh Television (BTV) is the oldest, founded in 1964.