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Sounds very interesting and important - but where are the women on the 8 member high level
committee???? Its all male! (unless I'm missing something???)

Dr Cynthia Carter
Senior Lecturer, Course Director, MA Journalism Studies, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and
Cultural Studies
Cardiff University
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>>> BNNRC <[log in to unmask]> 18/09/07 10:49 AM >>>

Bangladesh NGOs Network for
Radio and Communication
Promoting Communication Technology for a Fairer World
www.bnnrc.net







Dear Tessa,
Greetings from Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication.

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) and with other
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) has been continuing advocacy with the
Government for a long time to open up the Community Radio in Bangladesh.

BNNRC has taken a strategic campaign program where the Dr. Fakhruddin
Ahmed, Hon'ble Chief Adviser of the Non-Party Care Taker Government of the
People's Republic of Bangladesh, Barrister Mainul Hosein, Adviser of the
Ministry of Information and the Mr. Didarul Anower, Secretary of the
Ministry of Information were included.

Under the campaign program, an appeal was made to allow the draft
broadcasting policy, side by side the Govt. was requested to give
permission for launching some community radio as pilot basis. On the basis
of the findings of the pilot project, Govt. can allow the full pledged
community radio in the country for long term.

As a result of the strategic campaign a eight members high level committee
comprising of Government Officials and representative from Community Radio
Advocacy Group was formed by Ministry of Information.

Mr. Md. Mahbubul Alam, the Director General of Bangladesh Betar (Bangladesh
Radio) was nominated as the Convener. Other members of the committee are:
Mr. Iftekher Hossain, Principal Information Officer (Current Charge),Mr.
Nasimul Kader Chowdhury, Deputy Director General (News), Bangladesh Betar,
Mr. Md. Abdur Rouf, Director (News) Bangladesh Betar, Mr. Mohesh Chardra
Roy, Senior Engineer, (Research and Receive Cell) Bangladesh Betar , Mr.
Faroha Suhrowardi, Deputy Director (Liaison) Bangladesh Betar, Mr. Kamrul
Hasan Monju, Executive Director, Mass-Line Media Centre and Mr. AHM Bazlur
Rahman-S21BR, Chief Executive Officer, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio
and Communication(BNNRC).

The committee will submit a concept note, guideline and a regulatory frame
(draft) of Community Radio to the Secretary of the Ministry of Information
within a month.


With best Regards,

Bazlu

----------------------
AHM Bazlur Rahman-S21BR
Chief Executive Officer
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
&
Member, Strategy Council
UN-Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN GAID)

House: 13/1, Road:2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207
Post Box: 5095, Dhaka 1205 Bangladesh

Phone: 88-02-9130750, 88-02-9138501
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