<p>Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority has launched an investigation into a scandal at the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport where the huge display screen aired for five minutes a pornographic movie, officials said today.<br /><br />"An investigation is underway while the people responsible for the scandal were already taken to task," a Civil Aviation Authority spokesman told PTI without elaborating.<br /><br />Another official said the operator was handed down two months of jail term instantly after a summary trial by an on duty magistrate at the airport.<br /><br />An official investigation was ordered to find out if any criminal intent was involved.<br /><br />His comments came after newspapers carried a report that the big screen at the main passenger lounge on Friday suddenly started airing a pornographic film leaving several hundred passengers shocked and embarrassed.<br /><br />Civil aviation officials said the display screen was supposed to show recorded documentaries about the culture and geography of Bangladesh, a predominantly Muslim nation where discussing sex openly remains a taboo.</p>
<p>Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority has launched an investigation into a scandal at the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport where the huge display screen aired for five minutes a pornographic movie, officials said today.<br /><br />"An investigation is underway while the people responsible for the scandal were already taken to task," a Civil Aviation Authority spokesman told PTI without elaborating.<br /><br />Another official said the operator was handed down two months of jail term instantly after a summary trial by an on duty magistrate at the airport.<br /><br />An official investigation was ordered to find out if any criminal intent was involved.<br /><br />His comments came after newspapers carried a report that the big screen at the main passenger lounge on Friday suddenly started airing a pornographic film leaving several hundred passengers shocked and embarrassed.<br /><br />Civil aviation officials said the display screen was supposed to show recorded documentaries about the culture and geography of Bangladesh, a predominantly Muslim nation where discussing sex openly remains a taboo.</p>