TV channels couldn't telecast Khaleda's speech live
Officials of some of the TV channels attributed their failure to broadcast Khaleda's speech live to technical problems, while some of them blamed certain quarters for pressuring them not to air it live
None of the private satellite television channels could broadcast the speech of opposition leader and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia live at the eleventh hour, even though some of them had made the necessary preparations on Sunday.(The New Age BD)
At least five television channels — Ekushey Television, Banglavision, Islamic TV, NTv and Channel i — were seen making preparations to air the speech of the opposition leader live at her Gulshan office where she met members of press to deliver the speech.
Khaleda Zia delivered her address to the nation through reporters from her Gulshan office, two days after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed the nation on Thursday.
Officials of some of the TV channels attributed their failure to broadcast Khaleda's speech live to technical problems, while some of them blamed certain quarters for pressuring them not to air it live.Mostafa Firoz, the head of news in Banglavision, admitted that they had taken all the measures to broadcast the speech live but could not do so because they were 'forbidden by the management'.
'As the other TV channels did not telecast the speech live, we also did not do so. There might have been threats from unknown quarters that stopped the TV channels from telecasting the speech live,' Firoz said. 'The management told us that they are under pressure to not telecast Khaleda's speech live.'
Islamic TV's head of news Benazir Ahmed said, 'As we were making preparations for airing the speech live, we suddenly lost link for unknown reasons.' 'The link might have been snapped by the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission,' he added.
A senior newsman of the NTv, Talat Mamun, also said they had lost the link all of a sudden.He, however, denied that they had faced pressure not to broadcast the speech live.'It was just due to a technical glitch,' he added.
The joint assignment editor of Channel i, Tariqul Islam Masoom, said they also had prepared to telecast the speech live. 'But we lost the link just before doing so,' he added.
At least five television channels — Ekushey Television, Banglavision, Islamic TV, NTv and Channel i — were seen making preparations to air the speech of the opposition leader live at her Gulshan office where she met members of press to deliver the speech.
Khaleda Zia delivered her address to the nation through reporters from her Gulshan office, two days after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed the nation on Thursday.
Officials of some of the TV channels attributed their failure to broadcast Khaleda's speech live to technical problems, while some of them blamed certain quarters for pressuring them not to air it live.Mostafa Firoz, the head of news in Banglavision, admitted that they had taken all the measures to broadcast the speech live but could not do so because they were 'forbidden by the management'.
'As the other TV channels did not telecast the speech live, we also did not do so. There might have been threats from unknown quarters that stopped the TV channels from telecasting the speech live,' Firoz said. 'The management told us that they are under pressure to not telecast Khaleda's speech live.'
Islamic TV's head of news Benazir Ahmed said, 'As we were making preparations for airing the speech live, we suddenly lost link for unknown reasons.' 'The link might have been snapped by the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission,' he added.
A senior newsman of the NTv, Talat Mamun, also said they had lost the link all of a sudden.He, however, denied that they had faced pressure not to broadcast the speech live.'It was just due to a technical glitch,' he added.
The joint assignment editor of Channel i, Tariqul Islam Masoom, said they also had prepared to telecast the speech live. 'But we lost the link just before doing so,' he added.
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