GTV set for launch

A scene from “Chokh Gelo Pakhi”.

With the theme “Bishwamoy Bangladesh”, the latest addition to Bangladeshi satellite TV channels -- GTV, is set to launch its commercial operations today. President Zillur Rahman will officially launch the channel at an elaborate ceremony at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre this evening.
Senior GTV officials, including the channel's chief adviser Mustafizur Rahman and chairman Golam Dostogir Gazi Bir Protik, made the announcement this Sunday at a press conference at the GTV office at Segun Bagicha in Dhaka.
Rahman read out a written statement, saying that the strategy of GTV will be to make creative and diverse programmes that would generate interest in our culture and heritage. Claiming that GTV is against earning cheap popularity, he added that the channel would not compromise on quality.
Rahman added that GTV will stay neutral while presenting news, but will hold a firm stance on strengthening democracy and empowering citizens.
Both Rahman and Gazi answered reporters' queries at the conference.
In response to a question, GTV authorities informed that the channel will air quality programmes, along with TV plays, that will attract a large audience.
Ferdous Hasan's tele-film “Chokh Gelo Pakhi” will be aired tonight at 11pm. “Fora” by Salahuddin Lavlu will be aired at 8pm on the second day of commercial operations, while on the third day, Nurul Alam Atik's “Himgiri-te Jhora Palok” will be telecast at 9pm. Mega-serial “Bagha Sher”, written by Brindabon Das and directed by Syed Shakil, will be aired every Monday and Tuesday at 8pm.