BANGLADESH, September 12, 2011 (The Guardian): The Bangladeshi government has introduced a new broadcast law to censor the content of TV programs and movies. Aside from prohibiting political, religious and (so-called) sexual material, it also bans the transmission of stories that hold power to account.
According to a report in the popular Dhaka-based Weekly Blitz, the law effectively prevents any criticism of the government and its institutions. It bans TV channels from broadcasting any “promotional” or “advertising” content relating to non-Muslim festivals such as Christmas, Purnima [Buddhist] and Puja rituals [Hindu].
Blitz lists 14 specific bans and accuses the Bangladesh government of exposing “its hidden anti-democracy face to the people.”