All 34 local television channels are now using the feed of the Bangabandhu-1 satellite on a commercial basis -- a development that will save the country huge sums of foreign currency.

Beximco’s direct-to-home (DTH) satellite service venture Akash is set to go on air on Sunday with the company offering one-month free subscription for a limited period to lure people into the new way of watching TV. Beximco will be providing the DTH service by taking connection from the Bangabandhu Satellite 1