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 All false cases against them will be withdrawn. 19.3 Discrimination in distribution of advertisements on partisan consideration shall be discontinued, and development of the newspaper as an industry will be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. For happy reading http://www.albd.org/autoalbd/content/view/367/ With best regards, Bazlu _______________________ 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) 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