It was ordered to be shut down by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on 2 December 2014.

[2] It was the first and the sole music channel in Bangladesh until the launch of Gaan Bangla in 2013.

[3][4] After its license for test broadcasting expired on 30 November 2013, being left unrenewed since then,[5] the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission obliged Channel 16 to cease all transmissions by 2 December 2014.

[7][8] However, by that point, it illegally continued broadcasting by ceasing to identify itself as Channel 16 and began using the letter 'k' as its on-screen bug,[6] and later began identifying itself as 'MB', or sometimes 'Movie Bangla', along with its on-screen bug involving a clock.

[9] It has also been accused of broadcasting while evading government fees and alleged forgery of signature when they sent a letter to the ministry which allegedly had the name and forged signature of Dhaka Zilla Council administrator Hasina Doula, who denied connections with the channel.