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
 
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