Somoy TV broadcast suspended

Staff Reporter :

The High Court (HC) has been ordered to suspend broadcasting private television channel `Somoy TV’ for the next seven days.

An HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice ShashankaShekhar passed the order on following a writ petition filed.

Senior lawyer MojibulHaqueBhuiyan and lawyer Ahsanul Karim were in the hearing for the writ in the court. Deputy Attorney General Faiz Ahmed was for the state.

Lawyer Ahsanul Karim said that his client has claimed in the application that Somay TV has been used as the spokesperson of the previous government.

Shampa Rahman also prayed to the High Court to pass the necessary order so that the television is operated impartially.