Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday urged the country’s cable operators to follow the conditions of the license as well the existing law of the country for broadcasting foreign and local television channels.
“The government would give a time-frame to stop broadcasting advertisement and other programmes in foreign TV channels . . . After the time-limit, necessary steps would be taken if any operators violate the law, he told a meeting of Cable Operators Association of Bangladesh (COAB) in the conference room of the Information Ministry here.
Dr Hasan said, “The cable operators have an important role for reaching the private channels at the root level . . . But they should abide by the existing law.”
He said as per the law there is no scope of airing advertisements in foreign channels and the cable operators could play a vital role in stopping advertisements.
