Community Radio@World Telecommunication & Information Society Day 2010
Dhaka, Bangladesh by Bangladesh
NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
Bangladesh Telecommunication
Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is going to celebrate World Telecommunication and
Information Society Day 2010. The A three days national program will be
inaugurated on this grand occasion in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 17th May,
Monday 2010.
World Telecommunication and
Information Society Day (WTISD) is celebrated annually on 17 May since 1969 to
raise the awareness of the people regarding various aspect of ICT. The event
will be celebrated in
Keeping “Digital Bangladesh” and
“Vision 2021″ in view, the observance of WTISD 2010 shall comprise of an ICT
based exhibition, Seminar, ICT classes and various online/offline competition at
Bangabandhu
International Conference Centre. The purpose of this event is to
encourage the citizen of
Demonstration a full-functional
Community Radio Station will take place at the program venue Bangabandhu
International Conference Centre on the eve of World
Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2010 during the Three days
program.
The
regulatory body for telecom affairs in the country Bangladesh Telecommunication
Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has been entrusted Bangladesh NGOs Network for
Radio and Communication (BNNRC) and Community Radio Academy to demonstrate a
Community Radio station during the
program.
We hope that participants of all
walk of the society, particularly honorable ministers, members of the
parliament, elected representatives of various tier of local government system,
academia and students, civil societies, print and electronic media, corporate
sector representatives as well as common people will come across the basic
features of Community Radioing through this program.
It is also important to point out
here that the Ministry of Information of Government of Bangladesh has allowed 12
Community Radio Stations in Bangladesh very recently.