That's fantastic news! Congratulations!
Akina
> Congratulations!
> Best
> Ashish
>
> --- On Thu, 4/22/10, AHM Bazlur Rahman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: AHM Bazlur Rahman <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Breaking News - Bangladesh : 12 Community Radio have Clearance
> first time in Bangladesh
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 5:20 AM
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> Bangladesh: 12 Community Radio have Clearance
> first time in Bangladesh
>
>
> Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
> (BNNRC), since its inception, has been advocating with the government and
> with
> other organizations for the promotion of Community Radio to address
> critical
> social issues at community level, such as poverty and social exclusion,
> empowerment of marginalized rural groups and catalyze democratic process
> in
> decision making and ongoing development efforts.
>
>
> Today
> afternoon (3:15 pm ) Initially Ministry of Information, Government of
> People’s Republic of Bangladesh has approved 12 Community Radio Initiators
> for
> installation and operation of community radio in Bangladesh first time.
> To
> ensure free flow of information and people's right to information
> government
> enacted Right to Information Act 2009. Community radio approval is a
> strong step
> to empower people in this regards.
>
> The
> main objective of community radio is to provide livelihood related
> information
> to the rural communities in an understandable way. Agriculture, education,
> health, disaster, women and child issues, market price, services, etc.
> will be
> cover in the community radio for the community people.
>
> Initially
> government approved 11 Initiators like Young Power in Action(YPSA) -
> Sitakunda,
> Chittagong, Nalta Community
> Hospital- Satkhira, LDRO- Bogra, BRAC- Moulivi Bazer, Barandro
> Community-Naogaon, Proyas-Chapai Nababgonj, CCD- Rajshahi, Srizoni-
> Jhinaidhah, EC Bangladesh- Munsihigonj, MMC- Barguna and RDRS- Kurigram.
>
> One
> government organization to install and operate Rural Radio in Amtali under
> Barguna district, a rural community radio will be established by
> Agriculture
> Information Service of the Agriculture Department of Ministry of
> Agriculture.
>
>
>
> Bazlu
> _______________________
> AHM. Bazlur
> Rahman-S21BR
> Chief Executive Officer
> Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and
> Communication(BNNRC)
>
> House: 13/1, Road:2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207
> Post Box: 5095, Dhaka 1205
> Bangladesh
>
> Phone: 88-02-9130750, 88-02-9138501
> 01711881647 Fax:
> 88-02-9138501-105
>
> E-mail: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
> www.bnnrc.net
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>
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Akina Mikami
Master of Global Media Communication
BA (Hons)(Media and Communications)
Dip. in Modern Languages in French
The University of Melbourne
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