Bangladesh shuts down independent TV, deports journalist
The government has asked the managing director of Bangladesh's only independent TV station - which was shut down in August - to leave the country. More articles about censorship in Bangladesh here.
Simon Dring, managing director of the recently shut-down Ekushey Television (ETV) station, has been asked by the government to leave the country immediately. [...] His deportation marks the end of the short-lived history of independent broadcasting in Bangladesh, which began with the launching of Ekushey Television in April 2000. It was Bangladesh's first and only private terrestrial television, which got a licence under the previous Awami League government. But immediately after the government of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia came to power, ETV faced a difficult time. The validity of its broadcasting licence was challenged by supporters of the ruling coalition. The Supreme Court cancelled the licence in August this year after lengthy legal procedures. Ekushey Television went off the air the same day, after the government shut down its transmission facilities. - BBC, Bangladesh tells TV chief to leave.