Jamuna vs Independent: TV media war in times of elections

The most interesting battle in the 2018 elections was not between the AL and the BNP which turned out to be a no contest at all going by the results. It was between two TV station and their owners who were part of the electoral war from two sides. Salman Rahman of BEXIMCO group is one of the top businessman of the country and an adviser to the PM on many matters. He was an MP candidate from the ruling party AL and was contesting Ms. Salma Islam from JP, a sitting member the government backed Opposition party in the previous parliament. Salma’s husband is Nurul Islam Babul who owns the Jamuna group including Jamuna TV.