The petitioner’s lawyer Ekhlas Uddin Bhuiyan told reporters that the High Court verdict would be in effect after the Chamber Judge’s decision. They would move the leave-to-appeal after the full text of the High Court verdict is released, he added. On January 29, High Court rejected the writ petition which sought the court’s directives on the government to stop the broadcast of the three Indian TV channels. There is also a committee that oversees the contents different TV channels telecast in the country. Programmes of Bangladeshi TV channels are also losing popularity as an effect, the petitioner added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 22, 2017 19:20 UTC