Last-ditch effort by BTV

There has been a last minute frantic effort from the Bangladesh Television to ensure that the much-hyped FIFA friendly between Argentina and Nigeria on September 6 is telecast to as many people in the country as possible.
The move was made after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina personally called Director General of BTV Kazi Abu Zafar Siddique and expressed her desire for the match to be telecast on the state-owned television channel.
Siddique, who was at the BFF house yesterday, tried to make sure that a deal is reached with the sponsors and said they were optimistic about the possibility of the match being telecast on BTV.
“The match telecast has become a popular demand. The PM called me and instructed that the match be telecast on the state owned channel,” said Siddique.
“We are very hopeful that we will reach a negotiation with the sponsors, and there will be a possible outcome, however, nothing has been finalised yet.”
If not telecast on BTV, the match will only be telecast on Independent Television, a newly aired TV channel owned by the sponsors Beximco Group.