probably not. My only concern is that almost all the newspapers are backed by either of the two political parties. You can clearly see that by the way they write the same news. Unless we can have media coverage independent of the political parties, we will always be fed biased news.
Media in Bangladesh
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in other words the neutral prospective in the content is being striped offprobably not. My only concern is that almost all the newspapers are backed by either of the two political parties. You can clearly see that by the way they write the same news. Unless we can have media coverage independent of the political parties, we will always be fed biased news.
I don't think we're doing that bad. The printed press is free of government interference most of the time. A newspaper can be biased...but that is by their choice, not because someone is forcing them to. And I don't think all newspapers are excessively biased. TV stations are less independent, but nonetheless there are more viewpoints than the days of only one BTV channel. Most educated neutral people are aware of the biases and can take the news with a grain of salt, depending on the source.
Thats ATN bangla's owner's third wife. Whats the point of a trophy wife if you cant parade her around on your channel :banana: .More or less true. And oh yeah, hate the way ATN Bangla publicizes a single singer.
Anways i was watching NTV recently and was surprised to see a 5 minute commerical on the military and how the only reason the country is alive is because the military is so amazing and such. As far as I am aware this is quite a new phenomena and i find it quite disturbing as well.
very true..probably not. My only concern is that almost all the newspapers are backed by either of the two political parties. You can clearly see that by the way they write the same news. Unless we can have media coverage independent of the political parties, we will always be fed biased news.
the daily star is pro AL...
that's the one i usually read...and new age...I haven't figured out which way they lean yet...
Aren't the military "saviors" running the government right now?Thats ATN bangla's owner's third wife. Whats the point of a trophy wife if you cant parade her around on your channel :banana: .
Anways i was watching NTV recently and was surprised to see a 5 minute commerical on the military and how the only reason the country is alive is because the military is so amazing and such. As far as I am aware this is quite a new phenomena and i find it quite disturbing as well.
In fact, I read a good article in today's trib (US) about the bangladeshi situation.
The military isn't running the government, its just maintaining support for the current government. So far the military has said it wants to stay out of governing and definitely does not want to see Bangladesh slip away from democracy. Hopefully it stays this way.Aren't the military "saviors" running the government right now?
In fact, I read a good article in today's trib (US) about the bangladeshi situation.
Yes, of course.None of was want military rule ever again to return again... but this last shakeup was necesssay. We had to get rid of the criminals.
Doing positive from background instead of ruling military Gov on foreground by armed forces is considered as a sign of very positive and mature status of a democratic country.
Sometimes somewhere, democracy becomes like gold with impurity. I mean gold which is very good precious stuff, but cant make up the whole ornament because of its fragility. It needs something to strengthen itself to make up an ornament stiff.
I heard somewhere, it happens (background positive activities by some patriot military forces) in some countries which are considered as role models of democracy as well.
there are so many Bangla TV channels these days. They even have a 24 hrs news channel similar to CNN headline news. It was quite good.
As far as newspapers go, The Daily Prothom Alo is the number one ranked newspaper in Bangladesh right now. It has the most subscribers both in Dhaka and Chittagong. It is followed by The Daily Star and the New Age.
As far as newspapers go, The Daily Prothom Alo is the number one ranked newspaper in Bangladesh right now. It has the most subscribers both in Dhaka and Chittagong. It is followed by The Daily Star and the New Age.
CSB News silenced
Given 7 days to explain why permission won't be cancelled permanently
The telecom regularity body of the government yesterday pulled the plugs on the transmission of CSB News, a satellite TV channel of Focus Multimedia Company, for 'forgery'.
A group of officials of the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regularity Commission (BTRC) including three deputy directors and an assistant director accompanied by a number of security personnel entered the CSB office at Uttara and switched off its transmission at 6:34pm, said a news release signed by Mohammad Ali Zakir, company secretary of Focus Multimedia Company Ltd.
The BTRC officials also issued a show cause notice to CSB asking it to explain within seven days why the frequency allocated to CSB would not be cancelled permanently. CSB was also asked to remain off the air during the seven days, the release added.
CSB News was the country's first 24-hour Bangla news channel that began transmission on 21 February this year.
The authorities of the channel were not allowed to make any announcement to its viewers prior to going off the air, a high official of CSB told The Daily Star last night.
A five-member probe committee of the information ministry earlier recommended turning off the broadcast of CSB as the channel had committed forgery to obtain frequency allocation.
On last Sunday, decision to shut down the channel gained grounds as the CSB officials during an hour-long meeting with the BTRC officials failed to produce any convincing document on frequency allocation, said sources.
Moreover, the government high-ups were also unhappy over CSB's transmission of the recent unrest on Dhaka University campus and elsewhere in the country. The government was convinced that the news channel played a provocative role in transmitting the violence that forced the government to impose curfew to pacify the unrest, added the sources.
The probe body headed by Kamal Uddin, joint secretary (development) of information ministry, found that CSB News got the frequency allocation by submitting a fake application two days before submitting the original one to the information ministry on October 19, 2006.
Under the Telecommunications Act, 2001, committing forgery to acquire frequency allocation is a punishable offence, which can lead to cancellation of the allocation.
Although CSB received the frequency allocation, its authorities did not submit the original application to the BTRC, sources in the probe body told The Daily Star.
CSB submitted an approval letter of the information ministry before the BTRC on October 17 and got the frequency allocation. The probe body found that the signature on the approval letter was forged, as the information ministry had not issued any approval letter to CSB on that particular day.
The probe committee, formed on July 31, is of the opinion that CSB News might have acquired the frequency allocation with worst intentions. It also observed that a number of officials at the information ministry were involved in the forgery.
Chowdhury Mahmud Hussain, Manager (administration) of CSB, said the frequency allocation approval letters were issued by the information ministry on October 17 and 19.
http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=3008
Given 7 days to explain why permission won't be cancelled permanently
The telecom regularity body of the government yesterday pulled the plugs on the transmission of CSB News, a satellite TV channel of Focus Multimedia Company, for 'forgery'.
A group of officials of the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regularity Commission (BTRC) including three deputy directors and an assistant director accompanied by a number of security personnel entered the CSB office at Uttara and switched off its transmission at 6:34pm, said a news release signed by Mohammad Ali Zakir, company secretary of Focus Multimedia Company Ltd.
The BTRC officials also issued a show cause notice to CSB asking it to explain within seven days why the frequency allocated to CSB would not be cancelled permanently. CSB was also asked to remain off the air during the seven days, the release added.
CSB News was the country's first 24-hour Bangla news channel that began transmission on 21 February this year.
The authorities of the channel were not allowed to make any announcement to its viewers prior to going off the air, a high official of CSB told The Daily Star last night.
A five-member probe committee of the information ministry earlier recommended turning off the broadcast of CSB as the channel had committed forgery to obtain frequency allocation.
On last Sunday, decision to shut down the channel gained grounds as the CSB officials during an hour-long meeting with the BTRC officials failed to produce any convincing document on frequency allocation, said sources.
Moreover, the government high-ups were also unhappy over CSB's transmission of the recent unrest on Dhaka University campus and elsewhere in the country. The government was convinced that the news channel played a provocative role in transmitting the violence that forced the government to impose curfew to pacify the unrest, added the sources.
The probe body headed by Kamal Uddin, joint secretary (development) of information ministry, found that CSB News got the frequency allocation by submitting a fake application two days before submitting the original one to the information ministry on October 19, 2006.
Under the Telecommunications Act, 2001, committing forgery to acquire frequency allocation is a punishable offence, which can lead to cancellation of the allocation.
Although CSB received the frequency allocation, its authorities did not submit the original application to the BTRC, sources in the probe body told The Daily Star.
CSB submitted an approval letter of the information ministry before the BTRC on October 17 and got the frequency allocation. The probe body found that the signature on the approval letter was forged, as the information ministry had not issued any approval letter to CSB on that particular day.
The probe committee, formed on July 31, is of the opinion that CSB News might have acquired the frequency allocation with worst intentions. It also observed that a number of officials at the information ministry were involved in the forgery.
Chowdhury Mahmud Hussain, Manager (administration) of CSB, said the frequency allocation approval letters were issued by the information ministry on October 17 and 19.
http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=3008
Depends on which one of the two is the "real" reason behind closing CSB down............the channel had committed forgery to obtain frequency allocation.
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.....................The government was convinced that the news channel played a provocative role in transmitting the violence that forced the government to impose curfew to pacify the unrest, added the sources.
If CSB obtained frequency allocation through forgery - crooks must be punished and put out of business.
If government has problem with freedom of press - we don't want these crooks to run our country.
they did create artificial panic during the recent outbursts, they miss used the freedom of press provision, highlighting isolated events making a big fuss out of it
how ever they never did cover how so many organization had received tv licenses within a very short time, where as many organizations have been waiting for ages
how ever they never did cover how so many organization had received tv licenses within a very short time, where as many organizations have been waiting for ages
What I dislike about autocratic regimes (below). They try to distort information to give a false impression about themselves. Sad...hopefully such tactics do not become long term fixture in our country. I was watching a news program a month or two ago, about how university students in Beijing didn't have any knowledge about the Tiannanmen Square massacre, and couldn't identify the famous image of the solitary student in front of tanks, because of government censorship of images and media. I don't want our country to stoop to that moral low. From BBC:
Bangladesh news channel off air
Bangladesh's only private 24-hour news channel has gone off air, just days after being warned not to broadcast footage of anti-government riots.
CSB television said officials from the telecommunications regulator visited with security personnel to close it.
CSB says it has to supply information about its frequency allocation before it can resume broadcasting.
But a senior CSB official told the BBC he was not convinced by the reason. The authorities have yet to comment.
Accused
The channel, which only began broadcasting earlier this year, went off air about 1800 local time (1200 GMT) on Thursday evening.
In a statement, CSB company secretary Mohammad Ali Zakir said four senior officials from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) visited the station and shut it down.
"They came up with members of the security forces and stopped our transmissions. The BTRC has asked us to explain doubts over the allocation of our frequency within seven days."
He said that during this time the channel had been told its transmissions would be stopped.
CSB was warned about showing pictures of student riots by the Interior Ministry on 23 August.
It was accused of broadcasting provocative news, which the ministry said was endangering national security and public safety.
Other state-run channels did not carry footage of the unrest.
The student protests in Dhaka quickly spread into three days of violent demonstrations across Bangladesh demanding an end to emergency rule.
The violence posed the most serious challenge to the emergency government since it took power six months ago.
Bangladesh news channel off air
Bangladesh's only private 24-hour news channel has gone off air, just days after being warned not to broadcast footage of anti-government riots.
CSB television said officials from the telecommunications regulator visited with security personnel to close it.
CSB says it has to supply information about its frequency allocation before it can resume broadcasting.
But a senior CSB official told the BBC he was not convinced by the reason. The authorities have yet to comment.
Accused
The channel, which only began broadcasting earlier this year, went off air about 1800 local time (1200 GMT) on Thursday evening.
In a statement, CSB company secretary Mohammad Ali Zakir said four senior officials from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) visited the station and shut it down.
"They came up with members of the security forces and stopped our transmissions. The BTRC has asked us to explain doubts over the allocation of our frequency within seven days."
He said that during this time the channel had been told its transmissions would be stopped.
CSB was warned about showing pictures of student riots by the Interior Ministry on 23 August.
It was accused of broadcasting provocative news, which the ministry said was endangering national security and public safety.
Other state-run channels did not carry footage of the unrest.
The student protests in Dhaka quickly spread into three days of violent demonstrations across Bangladesh demanding an end to emergency rule.
The violence posed the most serious challenge to the emergency government since it took power six months ago.
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