Govt orders closure of Channel 16

Ministry of Information issued an order to stop running Channel 16, a private TV channel operating illegally.

The order letter was signed by the ministry's senior assistant secretary Md Akhtaruzzaman Talukdar.

Sources in the ministry said copies of the letter were sent to Bangladesh Television, home ministry, and Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission.

Private TV channel owner association, ATCO, issued a letter to information ministry demanding closure of the channel.

On 29 May, Prothom Alo published a report titled 'Channel 16 running illegally.'

Some people of the channel said on anonymity in fact the programmes of Channel 16 are being broadcast from Bangladesh although the channel authorities claim that the channel is run from abroad.