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Republic Bangla

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Republic Bangla
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaWorldwide
NetworkBroadcast television and online
HeadquartersKolkata, West Bengal, India
Programming
Language(s)Bengali
Picture formatSDTV
Ownership
Owner
Key peopleArnab Goswami
Sister channelsRepublic TV
Republic Bharat
Republic Kannada
History
LaunchedMarch 7, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-03-07)[1]
Links
Websitebangla.republicworld.com
Availability
Streaming media
Republic Bangla liveLive TV
YouTubeRepublic Bangla

Republic Bangla (stylized as R. বাংলা) 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" (কথা হবে চোখে চোখ রেখে) (we will now see 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]

Hosts

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The main hosts of this channel are Arnab Goswami, Mayukh Ranjan Ghosh,[4][5] Swarnali Sarkar,[6] Meenakshi Dev Biswas, Samadrita Mukherjee, Renaissance Chakraborty, Anirban Sinha, Bishakha Rudra.[citation needed]

Controversies

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Republic Bangla has been accused of airing news reports against Bangladesh since the fall of Hasina's government on 5 August 2024, as well as creating communal unrest and animosity between Muslims and Hindus in the country. It was also accused of being a threat to public security and destabilizing Bangladesh. Lawmakers sought to ban the channel from being broadcast in the country in November 2024.[7][8][9] One of the reports falsely claimed on 6 November 2024 that Bangladeshi Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus fled to France and will not return as a result of Trump's victory in the US presidential election.[10]

Republic Bangla has also been accused of exaggerating the communal violence against minorities in Bangladesh. It aired a news report advocating for Indian intervention in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, as well as the Chittagong and Cox's Bazar districts. The report was considered to be baseless and absurd.[11] A writ petition was later filed on 18 November 2024 seeking the ban of Republic Bangla in Bangladesh for spreading propaganda against the country.[12][13] On 28 November, Republic Bangla alleged that all satellite and cable television channels originating from India were shut down in Bangladesh in another report, which was clarified as a false report by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Cable Operators Association of Bangladesh.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Arnab Goswami announces Republic Bangla will launch tomorrow - the fastest news TV launch". Republic World. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Republic Bangla unveils tagline 'Kotha Hobey Chokhe Chokh Rekhe' - Exchange4media". exchange4media. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Arnab Goswami to launch Republic in every state, every language in the next one year". bestmediaifo.com. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Register". Twitter. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Register". Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Facebook.
  6. ^ "Register". Twitter. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Legal notice seeks ban of Indian broadcaster Republic Bangla". The Business Standard. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  8. ^ ভারতের রিপাবলিক বাংলা টিভি নিষিদ্ধের দাবি. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  9. ^ ভারতীয় চ্যানেল রিপাবলিক বাংলার বিরুদ্ধে ব্যবস্থা নিতে আইনি নোটিশ. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 10 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  10. ^ প্রধান উপদেষ্টাকে নিয়ে গুজব ছড়াচ্ছে রিপাবলিক বাংলা. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 7 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  11. ^ চট্টগ্রাম নিয়ে 'রিপাবলিক বাংলা'র বিতর্কিত প্রতিবেদন, নিন্দার ঝড়. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 13 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  12. ^ ভারতীয় চ্যানেল 'রিপাবলিক বাংলা'র বিরুদ্ধে ব্যবস্থা নিতে হাইকোর্টে রিট. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). 18 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  13. ^ ভারতীয় চ্যানেল 'রিপাবলিক বাংলা'র নিউজ-কন্টেন্ট নিষিদ্ধ ও ব্লক করতে রিট. Janakantha (in Bengali). 18 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  14. ^ বাংলাদেশে চ্যানেল বন্ধের ভুয়া খবর দিয়েছে ভারতীয় সংবাদমাধ্যম: রিউমার স্ক্যানার. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
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