ETV Case
Govt seeks modification of HC order
Unb, Dhaka
The government yesterday filed an application seeking modification of the High Court's interim order that directed Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to allocate state-run BTV's terrestrial facility to Ekushey Television (ETV) for airing its programme.On March 7, a HC division bench, comprising Justice Syed M Dastagir Husain and Justice Mamnoon Rahman passed the interim order pending a writ petition filed by ETV chairman Abdus Salam. ETV resumed its terrestrial telecast on March 30, a day after the BTRC regularised its VHF frequency, which was shut down four years and eight months back following the Supreme Court orders that upheld a High Court verdict declaring the licensing process of ETV illegal. "The matter will come up as an application tomorrow before a High Court motion bench," Deputy Attorney General Syeda Afsar Jahan told UNB after filing the application yesterday. The government decided to seek modification of the High Court order that was allegedly obtained by ETV by suppressing facts, said an official source. ETV, the first private-sector television channel with terrestrial facility from the state-owned BTV, went on air officially on April 14, 2000.
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