HC moved seeking ban on Indian TV channels

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its order on the government to ban the airing of all Indian television channels in Bangladesh.
Advocate Syeda Shahin Ara Laily submitted the petition as a public interest litigation to the HC through her lawyer Md Aklas Uddin Bhuiyan saying that the Indian TV channels are spreading propaganda against Bangladesh leaving an adverse impact on the friendly relationship between the two countries and a threat to the sovereignty of Bangladesh.
Advocate Aklas Uddin Bhuiyan told The Daily Star that the government has the authority to stop any TV channel’s broadcasting in Bangladesh if it thinks so.
The lawyer said the HC may hold a hearing of the writ petition next week.
Earlier on January 29, 2017, the HC had rejected a writ petition filed by Syeda Shahin Ara Laily seeking its directive on the government to stop running telecast of three Indian channels — Star Jalsha, Star Plus and Zee Bangla in Bangladesh.
The Appellate Division of the SC also upheld the HC verdict.