Licensing and initiation In November 2013, the
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) granted Barind Media Limited a license to broadcast "Renaissance TV", which would be Bangladesh's first children's oriented television channel. Before its launch, in July 2017, Duronto TV, along with four other television channels in Bangladesh, signed an agreement with
UNICEF to air children's programming for one minute.
Launch On 5 October 2017, Duronto TV began broadcasting as the first Bengali-language children's television channel. Its logo, consisting of the Bengali text, "দুরন্ত", next to a CGI-animated tiger, was also unveiled that day at the
Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel in Dhaka. Bangladesh's then minister of information,
Hasanul Haq Inu, had stated that Bangladesh was behind in many sectors, and a television channel specifically for children was in need so they can bring the country ahead in the future. The channel officially began broadcasting on 15 October of that year. On 15 April 2018, Duronto's third season debuted, with the premiere of local shows, such as
Bhuter Baksho and
Adbhut, and acquired animated shows such as
Justin Time and
Spike Team. On 14 April 2019, the popular
Nickelodeon television series,
SpongeBob SquarePants, debuted on Duronto TV, as a part of its seventh season.
Sisimpur began airing on Duronto in July 2019.
BBC signed a licensing deal with Duronto TV for a localized version of
Mastermind titled
Mastermind Family Bangladesh, which premiered on 13 October 2019, as a part of the channel's ninth season which debuted on the same day. On 12 January 2020, its tenth season debuted, with the premiere of shows such as
The Magic Roundabout,
Mini Ninjas, and
The Garfield Show. Duronto's twelfth season debuted on 12 July 2020, with the premiere of
Animesh Aich's
Boka Bhoot, along with animated shows
Pororo the Little Penguin and
Yakari. On 11 October 2020, Duronto's thirteenth season began with the premiere of
The Adventures of Tintin,
The Minimghty Kids,
Bobby and Bill, and ''
Florrie's Dragons'' on the channel. On 10 January 2021, Duronto's fourteenth season debuted, with the premiere of three local shows, which are
Bhulostein,
Kattush Kuttush, and
Laal Kohinoor, and two animated shows, which are
Martin Morning and
Zigby. On 1 March 2021,
The Penguins of Madagascar and
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness debuted on the channel, as a part of its fifteenth season which debuted on 11 April. The channel's sixteenth season debuted on 1 August 2021, with the premiere of
Rolie Polie Olie,
Dora the Explorer,
Top Wing, and
Franklin and Friends. On 1 November 2021, Duronto's seventeenth season debuted, with the premiere of two educational series,
The English Club and
Banan Maane Spelling. From 28 November to 2 December 2021, Duronto TV had premiered five Iranian films. On 30 January 2022, Duronto TV's eighteenth season debuted, with the premiere of two Nickelodeon animated series
Blaze and the Monster Machines,
Bubble Guppies, and others. In March 2022,
Bangladesh's Health Ministry and
UNICEF developed a cooking show for young chefs titled
Shorno Chef, which premiered on the channel. On 1 May 2022, Duronto TV's nineteenth season debuted, with the premiere of two new drama series,
Dui e Dui e Char and
Elating Belating, and Nickelodeon animated series
Paw Patrol. Duronto TV won the Best TV Program (Kids) award at the Bangladesh Media Innovation Awards 2022 held in September 2022. The twenty-first season of Duronto TV debuted on 30 October, with the premiere of shows such as
Mojar Kando Taekwondo,
Dadur Jadoo, and
The Smurfs. The channel premiered its first original animated series titled
Kutu Bhutu on 3 November 2023. Duronto TV introduced three new animated series,
Cleo & Cuquin,
Polinópolis, and
PINY: Institute of New York, as part of its thirtieth season that premiered on 26 January 2025. On 27 April, Duronto TV premiered its thirty-first season, in which animated series
Coconut the Little Dragon,
Grisu, and
Q Pootle 5 began airing. Its thirty-second season began airing on 27 July, which included new animated series such as Ziggy and the Zootram and
School of Roars, as well as a new game show titled
Duronto Family. Later on 26 October, the channel introduced five new series as part of its thirty-third season. These include four animated series,
Lexi & Lottie: Trusty Twin Detectives,
Space Nova,
Knight Rusty, and
Four and a Half Friends, as well as a quiz show titled
Bolo To Dekhi.
FR Tower fire and temporary closure As a result of a fire breaking out at the FR Tower in Banani, Dhaka, Duronto TV, along with the unrelated radio station
Radio Today, were both temporarily taken off the air on 28 March 2019. Both later resumed transmissions over time. == Programming ==