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DHAKA (AFP) Bangladeshi authorities have launched an investigation after a
pornographic film was aired on a large display screen at the country's main
airport, a magistrate said Sunday.
Hundreds of travellers and waiting friends and relatives at the main terminal
of the Shahjalal International Airport were shocked as the film was aired for
five minutes on Friday morning, magistrate Siddiqa Akhter told AFP.
The display screen usually shows recorded documentaries about the culture and
geography of Bangladesh, a conservative Muslim country.
"The operator has been jailed instantly for two months. We have also summoned
the owners of the cable firm to investigate the incident. We have to find out
whether any criminal intent was involved," Akhter said.
Every day, thousands of people throng the terminal to receive or send off their
relatives.