Community Radio Services in
Election Manifesto of Bangladesh Awami League 

NINTH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-2008

A Charter for Change 

 

Awami League President  Sheikh Hasina yesterday (12 December, 2008) unveiled her party's election manifesto titled  Charter for Change.
Community Radio services has already included in Charter for Change under the  Freedom of mass media and information. 

19. Freedom of mass media and information 
19.1 The freedom of all types of mass media and flow of information will be ensured. Initiatives will be taken for community radio services, besides national radio network.

19.2 Investigation and trial of assassination of all journalists will be made expeditiously and the real criminals will be given exemplary punishment. Persecution and intimidation of journalists will be stopped. All false cases against them will be withdrawn. 

19.3 Discrimination in distribution of advertisements on partisan consideration shall be discontinued, and development of the newspaper as an industry will be aided. 


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With best regards,


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