Opinions sought by 20 April to digitalise cable TV network
Members of a new committee, formed under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to digitalise cable television network, have been asked to submit written recommendations by 20 April.
On 24 March, the 13-member committee was formed in line with a directive from State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat.
It held the first meeting at the secretariat yesterday with its convener Muhammad Shariful Haque, deputy secretary of TV-2 branch of the ministry, in the chair to take opinion from the stakeholders and make recommendations over digitalising the TV network, says a release.
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In the meeting, the committee members gave their opinions as per the Cable Television Network Management Act 2006 and Cable Television Network Management and Licensing Rules-2010 (Amended-2023).
Based on the opinions, the committee will formulate an integrated recommendation regarding the digitalisation process within a short time and submit it to the state minister.
They put special emphasis on the necessity of cable TV digititalisation to implement the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for building the 'Smart Bangladesh'.
Committee members Bangladesh Television Controller or Licence Manager Md Zulfiqar Rahman Quraishi, Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO) representatives Navidul Haque and Rafid Quader Rivu, BEXIMCO Communication (Akash) Head of Regulatory Affairs Prakash Kanti Dash and Head of Legal Md Imtiaz Rahman and Broadcast Journalist Center (BJC) Member Secretary Shakil Ahmed jointed the meeting.
Cable Operators Association of Bangladesh (COAB) President ABM Saiful Hossain and General Secretary Syed Mosharraf Ali Chanchal, and Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) Md Emdadul Hoque and Secretary General Nazmul Karim Bhuiyan were also present.
