Radio and television channels have been told by a court not to distort
Bangla and other foreign languages in their broadcasts, a media report
said.
The Dhaka High Court Thursday directed radio and television
channels authorities not to use distorted Bangla or foreign languages
in Bangla broadcasts, the Daily Star reported.
The order came
following publication of an opionion piece "Bhasha dushon nodi dushoner
motoi biddhongshi (language distortion is as devastating as river
pollution)" in Bangla daily Prothom Alo.
An experts' committee
has been told to find ways to stop distortion of Bangla language in
radio and TV programmes. The committee has to submit its recommendations
to the court by March 20.
Rakibuddin Ahmed, secretary general
of Dhaka University Alumni Association, placed the opinion piece,
written by Syed Manzurul Islam, a professor, before the court and sought
an order to prevent language distortion.
The court also asked
the government why it should not be ordered to take action against those
who distort the mother language and to cancel the licences of the radio
and TV channels airing such programmes.
