Licensing and initiation Nagorik was initially licensed to Jadoo Media Limited, which at the time was owned by businessman
Annisul Huq, by the
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in 2013 as 'JadooTV'. During its initiation, Nagorik had produced several television series to be aired for later. The channel received its frequency allocation in January 2015.
Launch Nagorik began test transmissions on 6 February 2018, and later officially began broadcasting on 1 March of the same year at 19:00 (
BST), with its debut program being "Swapno Simahin", being inaugurated at the
Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka. The channel's initial programming line consisted of four drama television series, a live music show
Nagorik Café, an animated series
Superman, a health-related series
Deho Ghori, a cooking show
Mariar Rannaghor, travel series
Soleman Hazari, and many more. Another animated series,
Batman: The Animated Series, premiered on Nagorik on 1 August 2018. On 27 October 2018, Nagorik began airing
Chacha Bahinir Ajob Kahini, which is considered to be the first
CGI animated television series to be produced in Bangladesh. The Indian historical drama series,
Siyaasat, premiered on Nagorik on 3 November 2018. On 4 December 2018, the dance reality television series
Bajlo Jhumur Tarar Nupur premiered on Nagorik. In February 2019, Nagorik premiered local drama series
Bangi Television. On 17 March 2019, Turkish drama series
Siyah İnci premiered on the channel under the name
Maria. In December 2019, Nagorik, along with three other Bangladeshi television channels, signed an agreement with
UNICEF to air programming regarding children's issues. To celebrate
Eid al-Fitr of 2020, Nagorik broadcast seven Hollywood films, including the ones from the
Spider-Man,
Terminator, and ''
Charlie's Angels film franchises. Chander Hat
, starring actor and director Salauddin Lavlu, premiered on Nagorik on 2 December 2020. On 1 March 2021, Turkish drama Binbir Gece, with its title being localized as Sahasra Ek Rajani
, premiered on the channel. It was also made available for streaming on Bongo BD. In June 2021, two local dramas, Corporate Bhalobasha
and Google Village'', debuted on Nagorik. In 2024, Nagorik TV successfully broadcast the ICC Men's and Women's World Cup, further solidifying its position as a prominent sports broadcaster in Bangladesh. ==Programming==