The government has not been responsible for halting the news broadcasts of Deepto TV, said Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam on Tuesday.
Speaking at Ministry of Information and Broadcasting event at the Secretariat, he said that the decision was made internally by Deepto TV's authorities.
Earlier in the day, Deepto TV displayed a news scroll on its channel announcing the suspension of news broadcasting due to unavoidable circumstances, effective until further notice.