Info Ministry refutes report on lifting IPL broadcast ban

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Saturday refuted a report claiming that the ban on broadcasting the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been lifted, reports BSS.

"The decision taken by the previous government to suspend IPL broadcasts still remains in force," said a press release from the ministry.

The release stated that a report published in The Daily Star under the headline 'Govt lifts bar on IPL telecast in Bangladesh' and similar reports carried by other media outlets regarding the withdrawal of the IPL broadcast ban in Bangladesh have come to the ministry's attention.

Clarifying the matter, the ministry said the earlier decision to stop IPL broadcasts is still effective.