ATN Bangla (Asian Television Network) is a Bengali language digital cable television channel. It transmits from its studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh.This is the first satellite based channel in Bangladesh. The channel is transmitted in South Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America. The channel offers a wide variety of programming including news, movies, dramas, talk shows, and more. The channel started broadcast in South Asia on 16 July 1997, though their website shows 15 July. They officially started their broadcasting on 16 July. Broadcasts to Europe began in 2001. The channel started broadcasting news from 16 August 2001.