TV tiff turns ugly

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bdnews24.com :
A video of Narayanganj MP Shamim Osman and City Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy at each other’s throats has gone viral on the internet including the social media.
On Aug 12, a nightly television talk-show on Ekattor TV turned into a battleground when Osman came face-to-face with Ivy.
The two came there after facing the administrative investigation committee which is looking into the sensational Narayanganj seven murders.
Their furious spat on-air gave birth to much controversy.
Now a video apparently leaked to the internet has brought to light the remainder of their wrangling on the set, which the channel had not aired.
A google ID called ‘shocheton nagorik’ uploaded the video around Saturday midnight. It was the only video on that user’s channel.
The video opened with Ivy making heated comments.
She challenged Shamim to “come to Narayanganj”, and Shamim replied in kind.
They were both using the informal pronoun (tui) to address each other. They had done so on the air as well, although not as frequently.
Ekattor TV staff rushed into the set to try to calm the situation.
Special Correspondent Farzana Rupa was seen trying to calm Ivy. She told her,
“I’m also responsible for this. Please calm down.” The two politicians accused each other of corruption, and the spat continued.
Shamim made remarks about Ivy’s character and “bad background”, further infuriating Ivy.
She then directed her anger towards the talk show host Shakil Ahmed. Ekattor TV CEO Samia Zaman entered the set at this point, trying to calm things down.
After another comment by Shamim, Ivy got up and began taking off her microphone.
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