Sangsad TV from next month

A new satellite television channel dedicated to parliamentary proceedings would start dry runs next month.
Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad while replying to lawmakers' queries told the House that the new channel styled "Sangsad Bangladesh" would begin digital terrestrial test transmission in December in Dhaka, Chittagong and Khulna.
Apart from telecasting parliamentary programmes, the new channel will also broadcast different programmes on development.
Earlier, the House passed a resolution for setting up a separate television channel dedicated to broadcasting the parliamentary proceedings.
The information minister said the government is considering formulation of a time befitting policy to make private radios and television channels more neutral and pro-people.
He said all private radios and television channels were advised to ensure the proper use and application of Bangla language as some private radios have been using Bangla and another language, which the government considers a threat to the use of pure Bangla.
The information minister also placed in parliament a list of journalists who were killed, tortured, injured and harassed by filing false cases against them during the last BNP-Jamaat alliance government.
The list shows eight journalists were killed, 31 tortured and wounded and seven journalists were harassed by filing false cases against them.