Bangladesh Tv
August
1111--08/23/04 U.S. Broadcasts Radio and TV Marti to the Cuban People ... [Read More]
Public Statements on South Asian Policy
1111--11/09/04 Interview by Quatrina Hosain of Pakistan TV (PTV); Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State; Residence of the U.S. Ambassador; Islamabad, Pakistan ... 1111--01/09/04 Interview On PTV Pakistan TV with Jafsar Bilgrami; Richard L. Armitage , Deputy Secretary of State ; Washington, DC ... 1111--03/16/05 Interview With Shirvaj Prasad of NDTV ; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; New Delhi, India ... [Read More]
2003
1111--06/10/03 Interview by BBC World Service Radio and TV with Correspondent Quentin Sommerville; Ashley Wills, U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka ; Tokyo Conference on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka; Akasaka Prince Hotel, Tokyo, Japan ... 1111--07/29/03 Interview with Pakastani Televsion News Channel, Geo-TV; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard Myers ; Islamabad, Pakistan ... 1111--05/08/03 Interview by GEO TV; Richard L Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State; Residence of the U.S. Ambassador; Islamabad, Pakistan ... [Read More]
USIS -- Issues of Democracy, February 1997 -- Sidebar 1 to Remembering Journalists
(Great Britain)Indian OceanMelih UzunyolTurkish Radio & TV(Turkey)GeorgiaNina YefimovaVozrozhdeniye (Russia)Russia ... (Great Britain)Indian OceanNiksa AntoniniSlobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)CroatiaDjilali ArabdiouAlgerie Actualite(Algeria)AlgeriaAchour BelghazliUniversal Com (Algeria)AlgeriaAbdallah BouhachekRevolution et Travail(Algeria)AlgeriaThun Bun LyOdom Katek Khmer(Cambodia)CambodiaStefan B ... [Read More]
Bangladesh
In November 2001, the police Special Branch detained Shariar Kabir and held him for 2 days before charging him with carrying out seditious acts abroad. On January 20, Kabir was released on bail and a sedition case against him remained pending. On December 8, police arrested Kabir, along with several other AL leaders, under Section 54 following a series of deadly bomb explosions in Mymensingh cinema halls. He was charged with involvement in acts of sabotage and subversion. Kabir was given 30 days' detention on December 12 and charged with antistate activities in another case, involving two foreign journalists associated with British TV and their local facilitators. On December 15, a High Court ruling questioned the legality of Kabir's SPA detention and directed the Government to pay compensation to Kabir as well as provide him with medical care. Kabir was granted ad interim bail on December 18 in connection with the British TV case, however the Government failed to produce him as ordere ... [Read More]
The Role of Information and Communications Technologies and Promoting Bangladesh-U.S. Dialogu
Just as importantly, advances in global information architecture have also promoted the cause of freedom. Democracy is strengthened by the access to knowledge. The sharing of ideas made possible through the Internet, mobile phones, satellite TV, and other connections both within a country as well as to the rest of the world can have a powerful impact on how people relate to their government and what they expect from it. ... [Read More]
Travel to Cambodia, Bangladesh and Jordan
06/23/2003: Interview With Jordan TV ... [Read More]
Bangladesh
On January 13, followers of a "fatwabaj" (a religious leader who issues religious edicts) attacked a 12-member Bangladesh Television (BTV) team shooting a program in Bogra district on the misinterpretation of religious instructions. The TV team, including the moderator of the program, was held hostage for 8 hours until the police effected a rescue. The attackers beat a member of the production crew and the driver of the vehicle transporting the team. A case was filed at the local police station under the Public Safety Act against the fatwabaj and some of his followers. The fatwabaj filed a counter-suit under the same act against the TV crew, accusing them of unveiling women in its reporting. ... [Read More]
Bangladesh
In August 2002, the Supreme Court, responding to a petition by two pro-BNP educators and a journalist, ordered ETV, the only full-fledged broadcast television station in the private sector, to be closed down. This was based on alleged irregularities in its license. No appeals are possible from this court. However, petitions were filed concerning the shutting down of ETV's transmission and seizure of its equipment. These petitions were rejected by the High Court in September 2002. In May, ETV reapplied for license to operate, and on August 20, the High Court ordered the Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to take action on the ETV petition within 30 days, as well as to return the organization's seized assets. On appeal, the Government was granted a 3-month deadline to replace the original 30-day requirement. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Bangladesh TV uses the PAL TV system (625-line color). A PAL or multisystem TV and video recorder are necessary to view local TV or rental tapes from local private video shops. An American TV (NTSC system) will work with a VCR but will not receive local programs. ... Several private companies offer cable TV service in residential areas that give BBC, CNN, Star TV, ESPN, Sky News, MTV, plus the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, HBO, and Cartoon Network. Employees may also subscribe through the American Recreation Association (ARA) to receive AFRTS in their residence. ... [Read More]
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