West Bengali channels will lose huge revenue now.
ublished : 03 Dec 2016, 22:11:00
Bangladeshi ads banned in foreign channels
Bangladeshi advertisements, meant for telecasting by foreign television stations, are not being displayed by those channels here and abroad. The move has come following intervention by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Local news agency reports have said, with the interference of the prime minister, telecasting of Bangladeshi advertisements have been stopped in foreign channels since Friday (December 2).
Media Unity, an integrated platform of local TV channels invertors and other relevant organisations, made the disclosure at Dhaka Club Samsung Centre on Saturday.
On December 1, the third solidarity assembly was held at Gulshan’s Six Session Hotel where Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu and Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed were present.
The prime minister also watched the programme and directed to take initiatives to stop alleged money laundering by airing the Bangladeshi advertisement in foreign channels.
Moreover, it was also one of the five demands placed by the crew of Bangladeshi TV channels during a rally held on November 30.
Their demands also included a ban on airing serials in Bangladesh by TV stations owned foreign countries. They had also set December 15 for imposing ban on telecasting foreign serials with Bangla dubbing. – bz
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