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 > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > -- Akina Mikami Master of Global Media Communication BA (Hons)(Media and Communications) Dip. in Modern Languages in French The University of Melbourne [log in to unmask] Journal Manager PLATFORM: Journal of Media and Communication http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/platform/