'Regulatory body for private TV channels soon'

'Regulatory body for private TV channels soon'
nformation Minister Abul Kalam AzadStar Online Report
All private television channels are set to come under a regulatory framework soon, Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad hinted on Tuesday.
"The government has already finalised a broadcast policy in line with the ethics commonly practice in global journalism," Azad told journalists after a programme in Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.
The minister said local television channels must follow some norms and regulation that the international media follows to ensure objectivity.
Citing an example, Azad said international media did not broadcast violence of US-Iraq war. But local television channels had broadcast the February 25-26 mutiny inside the Bangladesh Rifles Pilkhana headquarters in a way, which does not match with the ethics of journalism.
"So, we have to do something to ensure a minimum standard of TV channels," he said.
There are 11 private TV channels in the country and recently the government approved 10 more channels to come.