JS body for law to control TV channels
Staff Correspondent
A parliamentary standing committee has recommended introduction of a law to deal with the satellite television channels and observed that problems cropped up in absence of such a law.The standing committee on information ministry at a meeting yesterday also asked the ministry to explain at its next meeting why Bangladeshi satellite television channels are not allowed to broadcast in India. The members of the committee said all Indian TV channels should be stopped to broadcast in Bangladesh if Bangladeshi channels are not allowed to broadcast in India. "India does not allow our channels to broadcast there -- but why? All Indian channels should no more be allowed to broadcast in Bangladesh if our channels are not allowed there," said Alamgir Kabir, committee member and state minister for housing. Ebadur Rahman Chowdhury, chairman of the committee, told The Daily Star, "We discussed the matter and asked the ministry to inform the committee of the reasons. We have also asked the ministry to go for a new law to deal with the satellite channels." The committee also asked the ministry to amend the censor board act in accordance with the demands of film producers and distributors but in keeping with the government policy. The present board has failed to improve the situation in the film industry, it thought. Chaired by Ebadur, the meeting held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban was attended by the committee members and officials concerned.
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