Telecast of Zee Network suspended in Bangladesh

The government has suspended transmission of all television channels associated with Zee Network across Bangladesh.

The telecast of the channels was suspended on Monday.

Abdur Razzaque, deputy secretary of Information Ministry (TV 2), confirmed the matter.

“We received a letter from the Ministry of Information. All channels related to Zee Network, which is a concern of the Esselgroup, have been temporarily suspended,” said Shamima Mitu, an official of Jadoo customer service, cable operators.

However, Firoz Khan, assistant secretary of Information Minister, said: “We did not ask the cable operators to block the channels but we asked them regarding the broadcast of Bangladeshi advertisements in those channels.”

The operators have been asked to give a report regarding the matter within seven days.