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
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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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