Summary Bangladesh police on Monday raided and closed down a pro-opposition television channel.
DHAKA (AFP) – The government took the step after the Television aired footage of clashes between Islamists and security forces in central Dhaka, the station said.
"About 25 plain-clothed policemen and an official of the BTRC (Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission) entered our office and switched us off the air," Diganta Television s chief reporter M. Kamruzzaman told AFP.
"They sealed off our master control room, our production control room and our engineer s room. They told us we can t go on air until further notice," he added.
The station, which is owned by a leader of Bangladesh s main Islamic party who has been charged with war crimes, was shut down around an hour after police broke up a huge protest by Islamists in a pre-dawn operation.
There was no immediate comment from the police or the BTRC despite repeated attempts to reach them by phone.
The shutdown comes a month after a popular pro-opposition newspaper was closed down and its editor arrested for sedition and inciting religious tension. Police also sealed off the daily s printing presses.
