Television talk shows are very popular in Bangladesh. People want to know descriptively what is happening at home and abroad. On television talk shows, experienced and well known guests analyse contemporary issues and events. These kind of programs can be a public platform where everyone has an equal opportunity to participate in a debate by which democratic decisions are reached. Through creating this kind of public opportunity, television talk shows can create awareness among the country's common people on different political, social, and economic issues. It also plays an important role in drawing attention of the government and policy makers to their activities. In this study, the researcher has used content analysis and survey methods with research tools like in-depth interview for data collection. Two television talk shows like “Tritiyo Matra” of Channel i television and “Ekattor Journal” of Ekushey television. The two talk shows were selected from November 25, 2014 to January 05, 2015. During this time,Bangladeshexperienced a turbulent political situation between the two major political parties. If the talk shows of Bangladeshi television channels play a vital role then one can guess what is going on throughout the country. In this study, the researcher has found that television talk shows are mostly elite centric, male centric and city centric. There is a little public participation in the talk shows. Discussions of talk shows are ill informed and polarised to the political parties, with a few exceptions. Politicians, business people and other decision makers decide what the issues and discussions are
