proposed restrictions on bangladeshi television
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The Proposed
Restrictions onBangladeshi Television
Md. Mahbubul Haque Osmani
Lecturer, MSJ, ULAB
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Under the BNP regime (!!"#!!$%, the Bangladesh
&elec'mmunicati'n egulat'r)*'mmissi'n (B&*% all'catedbr'adcasting +requenc) t' ten &
channels, '+ -hich si -ere shutd'-n later b) the AL#ledg'/ernment (!!0#!"1%.
Shut Down
Scenario
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'2erati'n +'r t-'
)ears, 'n
August 3,!!, 4& -asshut d'-n b) the
then ruling 2art)BNP
Again, its '5cial
transmissi'nstarted 3 March!!6
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7uring last
careta8erg'/ernment, 'n
Se2tember $,
!!6, B&*'5ciall) shutd'-n transmissi'n
'+ the channel *SBBr'adcasting ne-sthat g'es againstthat interim g'/t.
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Br'adcasting ne-sthat g'es against
the ruling A-amiLeagueg'/ernment.
9'under :iasuddinAl Mamun is 8n'-nas a cl'seass'ciate '+ BNP
chie+ ;haleda
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Shut d'-n 'n
7 ma 201! Airing 2r'/'cati/e
2r'gram t' -hi2 u2
2ublic sentiment(He+a>'t ?slam%.
A c'ncern '+ 7igantaMedia *'r2'rati'n,
'-ned b) Jamaat#e#?slami leader Mir@uasem Ali, a -arcrimes sus2ect n'-'n the run.
t
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2r'/'cat /e2r'gram t' -hi2u2 2ublic
sentiment(He+a>'t ?slam%.
9'under late
Sa)eed4s8ander,)'unger br'ther
'+ the BNP*hair2ers'n;haleda
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On $ August theg'/ernment 2ublished a
ga>ette 'n the "ationalBroadcast Polic#201$
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Misin+'rmati'n 'r dist'rted truth isstrictl) 2r'hibited in discussi'n 'rtal8 sh'-s
Militar), ci/il and 2ublic in+'rmati'nthat ma) c'm2r'mise state securit)can=t be br'adcast
An)thing demeaning armed +'rces,la- en+'rcement agencies andg'/ernment '5cials -h' can 2unish
2e'2le +'r criminal 'enses can=t be
%ighlighting &eatures o'the Approved Polic
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Addresses '+ the head '+ theg'/ernment and the state,
health and -eather messagesmust be br'adcast 2r'2erl)
Mutin), cha's, /i'lentincidents -hich ma) aect2ublic interests can=t be aired
%ighlighting &eatures o'the Approved Polic
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7ead b'dies '+ murders, accidentsand suicides can=t be br'adcast
Ban 'n br'adcasting an)thing thatma) ham2er +riendl) relati'ns-ith +'reign c'untries
S2irit '+ Liberati'n Car must beu2held in ne-s and 2r'grams
%ighlighting &eatures o'the Approved Polic
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es2ect sh'uld be sh'-n t' allreligi'us sentiments
Liberati'n Car and LanguageM'/ement can=t be included inc'mmercial ad/ertisement
Mandat'r) screening '+ad/ertisement ab'ut nutrient/alues '+ +''d and be/erages.
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*riticism started a+ter thecabinet=s a22r'/al '+ the P'lic)
Sta8eh'lders, e2erts 'n tal8sh'-s and general 2ublic in thes'cial media are tal8ing ab'ut
the re2ressi/e intenti'ns hiddenin the clauses '+ the 2'lic).
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N't be able t' 8n'-E
# the r'le '+ AB in the se/en
murder case at Nara)anganF(anthing demeaning tothe armed 'orces can)t*e *roadcast+
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Role o' RAB at "araangan
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&he tragic incident li8e B7mutin) 'r He+a>ate ?slam
clash -'uld n't be aired atall (mutin, chaos, violentincidents which ma
a-ect pu*lic interestscan)t *e aired+
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BDR .utin
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Protesting o' %e'a/ateslam
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Protesting o' %e'a/ate slam
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&he b'rder 8illing b) BS9,2r'babl), -'uld n't be
re2'rted (*an on*roadcasting anthingthat ma hamper 'riendl
relations with 'oreigncountries+
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illing * BS&
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*'rru2ti'ns 'r /i'latinghuman rights b) 2'lice -'uld
n't be aired (an3t*roadcast which causesmoc4er or derogator
remar4s against a militaror law en'orcing o5cer,moc4er o' government
o5cials who wor4s a ainst
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orruptions o' Police
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%uman Rights 6iolation *Police
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UndeGned licensing 2'lic)E
# 2'litical inclinati'n -ith the
g'/ernment is the 'nl)criteri'n +'r getting license
&he 2'lic) c'uld n't 2r'/ide a
clear guideline in licensing2'lic)
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*'m2etiti/e ad/ertisingmar8et has c'm2elled
br'adcast h'urs t' bechea2er. &he 2'lic) said n'thing ab'ut
the c'mmercial2r'gram rati'in the 2rime time and n'n#2rime time h'urs.
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?t seems the g'/ernment isc'ncerned m're ab'ut its
'-n securit), and -ants ad'cile media c'mmunit) sel+#cens'ring themsel/es and
less b'thered ab'ut +reed'm'+ e2ressi'n.
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