Tamim Iqbal-led Bangladesh is set to take on Hashmatullah Shahidi's Afghanistan in the first ODI match of the three-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, on Wednesday. The T20I series between them ended up being a draw as both teams won one match each of he two-match contest. Here are all the details on where you can watch the match live, along with BAN vs AFG ODIs 2023 TV channels and live streaming details. BAN vs AFG 2023 ODIs live: Where to watch Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Bangladesh: Live telecast of the Bangladesh vs Afghanistan ODI series will be available on Gazi TV and T-Sports. Bangladesh-Afghanistan cricket series will be broadcasted live on Toffee Ban vs Afg live: All the ODIs and T20 matches between Bangladesh and Afghanistan will be broadcasted live on the country's popular digital entertainment app, Toffee. Read more: Bangladesh and Afghanistan set for high-stakes ODI showdown Ban vs Afg  Live streaming on Rabbithole App Bangladesh vs Afghanistan 1st ODI live will be available on the Rabbithole App India: The Bangladesh-Afghanistan ODI series will be streamed live on the FanCode app and website, however, there won’t be live telecast of the series on any TV channel in India. Afghanistan: The ODI series can be watched on RTA Sport in Afghanistan. Rest of the world Fans outside India and Afghanistan can watch the match on the Rabbitholebd YouTube channel. Read more: Preview of BAN vs AFG 1st ODI 2023 Also Various Facebook page and youtube channels will live the match BAN vs AFG 1st ODI Predicted Playing XI Bangladesh XI against Afghanistan Bangladesh:  Tamim Iqbal(c), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mohammad Naim, Litton Das(w), Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam  Afghanistan XI against Bangladesh Read more: Tamim determined to play despite fitness concerns in Afghanistan Series Opener Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, and Sayed Shirzad/Zia-ur-Rehman

The Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL) has signed an agreement with Beximco Digital Distribution Limited (BDDL) under which BDDL will use Bangabandhu Satellite-1 (BS-1) to distribute eight foreign clean-feed pay TV channels in Bangladesh. With this agreement, BDDL will be the first and the only foreign pay TV channel distributor to avail of downlinking services from BS-1, according to a media statement. Md Shafiqul Islam, managing director of BSCL, and Jamanul Bahar of BDDL signed the deal in Dhaka Thursday. "The most predominant form of TV distribution is currently through millions of analogue cable connections which have no protection for consumers, limited capacity to carry channels, poor picture quality, lack of service, lack of addressability and no interactive services and critically rampant with piracy related to the TV channels which leads to the government deprived of substantial taxation income and lower revenues for broadcasters," Shayan F Rahman, chairman of BDDL, said. "The conversion from analogue to digital television broadcasting will provide newer and more secure ways of distribution of content which include cable, IPTV, OTT and DTH," he added. Read more:Star channels are now available in AKASH DTH

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Saturday that no TV channel in the country can broadcast more than one foreign serial at a time. The minister said this while addressing virtually as the chief guest at the third broadcast conference of Broadcast Journalist Center-BJC at Bangla Academy in the capital afternoon. This decision was made to protect the history, heritage and culture of the country, he added. Also read: Abandon those who want to make Bangladesh a communal country: Hasan Mahmud Hasan Mahmud said the media is one of the pioneers of the country that should not be used to protect the interests of the owners. The government has agreed with the journalists on the changes and amendments to the Media Workers Act and is awaiting the written proposal of the top organization of journalists, said the minister. So there is no room for debate, he added. Syed Ishtiaq Reza, one of the trustees of BJC, presided over the function. Also read: Online news portals cannot legally broadcast talk shows, bulletins: Hasan Mahmud BJC President Rezwanul Haque Raja, Member Secretary Shakil Ahmed, Directors Rashed Ahmed, Nur Us-Safa Zulhaj, BFUJ President Omar Farooq, Former President Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul, DRU President Nazrul Islam Mithu, DUJ President Sohail Haider Chowdhury among others were present on the occasion.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud on Monday said there is no bar to operate the 24 ad-free foreign channels which have clean feed. “Some 24 foreign channels have clean feed and there is no bar to air those channels. Akash DTH is operating the channels and others can do so. If there is any need of sending letters regarding the issue then we can provide it to the cable operators,” he said. Hasan was exchanging with Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO) at a meeting held at the Secretariat. The minister also urged the cable operators to refrain from violating law. “A vested quarter is involved in spreading rumour about the clean feed .The government is firm in implementing the law and we have enacted the law for the sake of the people, media industry and artists,” he said. READ: Mobile courts to ensure ad-free foreign TV channels: Hasan Mahmud Mobile courts started operating from October 1 under the direction of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to implement ad-free or clean feed broadcasting of foreign channels in accordance with Cable Network Operation Act 2006. However, cable operators have halted broadcast of all foreign satellite channels from the same day saying that broadcasting ad-free programmes is technically not possible. READ: 45 TV channels get permission, 30 in operation: Hasan 

BNP on Thursday described the ‘National Online Media Policy 2017 (Amendment 2020) approved by the cabinet as another black law to ‘gag the media’.

'Hasina, A Daughter's Tale', a docu-fiction, will be screened on Bangladesh Television and eight other private television channels on Friday marking the National Mourning Day.

The minister said this in Parliament while replying to a tabled question from ruling Awami League MP Afzal Hossain. He informed the House that the government has approved 44 private TV channels, 22 FM radio and 33 community radio stations as part of moderate broadcast policy of this media-friendly government. In a written answer, Hasan Mahmud said this media-friendly