Deputy Minister for Information Abdus Salam in parliament yesterday avoided opposition queries about the sources of money and identities of owners of recently launched private television channels.

During the question answer session, opposition lawmakers also alleged the government has been delaying transmission of Ekushey Television (ETV) despite High Court (HC) directives. ’Drey also enquired why BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Tarique Rahman receives huge coverage on the state-run BTV.

As the one-hour question-answer session ended, senior Awami League (AL) lawmaker Abdur Razzak raised the issue. He alleged the ruling party leaders and

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