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against them will be withdrawn.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.
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:
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