Dhaka, Jul 11: Bangladesh today scrapped the downlink permission for 'Peace TV' of Indian Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik, a day after it banned the channel following bizarre allegations that his speeches inspired some of the militants who carried out the country's worst terror attack at a cafe here.
The Information Ministry issued the order to cancel the Peace TV's downlink permission needed to broadcast in the country.
"Based on the Cabinet committee's decision, free-to-air TV channel Peace TV's downlink permission has been cancelled for violating downlink conditions," the ministry said in the directive.
A spokesman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Commission (BTRC) said, "Its (Peace TV) downlink permission has been cancelled in line with information ministry's decision."
The action came a day after Cabinet Committee on Law and Order during a special meeting yesterday decided to ban the Mumbai-based preacher's channel.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan had earlier said that Bangladesh's intelligence agencies were investigating the 50-year-old Dr Naik's possible role in the cafe attack.
"He is on our security scanner... Our intelligence agencies are investigating his activities as his lectures appeared provocative," Khan had said.
Khan had said the investigators were also probing Dr Naik's financial transactions in Bangladesh.
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I think these banagalis not under standing English. If they watch the contents in all the videos it only preaches peace. By banning these channels they are not allowing muslims and non muslims to under stand what is islam. By this there may more misunderstang between the peoples.
Youth is not inspierd with Mr.jakir speech,control your youth going with jewis yahoodi islamic link,you are studing only higer education without madrasa education,they dont have madrasa education they studing well higher education after that they are studing on line with brain whasher like jewish and anti islam.this is the only problem if youth study with jakir they will never go for terrorisem.
Zakir Naik never terrorized anyone nor will he be.....I have seen his many programs....but never ever said anything about terrorism....in fact he asks everyone to love the country...and sacrifice life whenever it is required.....
Bangalis are Mukh mapis and brainless creature....
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