[UgaBYTES] Bangladesh: Permission for 116 Community Radio Stations Advised

[peter balaba]

Thanks for sharing with us this good information.
I think Community Radios are the best avenues  to pass on information to the communities 
Yours 
Peter

--- On Mon, 7/14/08, BNNRC <ceo at bnnrc.net> wrote:
From: BNNRC <ceo at bnnrc.net>
Subject: [UgaBYTES] Bangladesh: Permission for 116 Community Radio Stations Advised
To: ugabytes at lists.ugabytes.org
Date: Monday, July 14, 2008, 9:58 PM

Bangladesh: National Regulatory Committee of Community Radio 

Permission for 116  Community Radio Stations Advised

 

 

In principle permission to install about 116 Community Radio stations has been
recommended by the National Regulatory Commission on Broadcasting. Yesterday 15
July, 2008 the National Regulatory committee of Community Radio decided after
reviewing the recommendations of the technical sub-committee of Community
Radio. These recommendations will be sending shortly to the Chief Advisor and
Information Advisor of Non-party caretaker Government, People’s Republic of
Bangladesh for final approval.

About 180 applications had been submitted. 56 Applications had been withheld by
the regulatory committee after the report of technical sub committee. Emphasis
had been given to establish 5 for coastal districts   and 3 for each district 
according to the importance.

In the related National regulatory committee of Community Radio meeting the
chairperson of the committee and information secretary Mr. Jamil Osman
presided. The  other member of the committee Mr. Md. Mahbubul Alam, Director
General of Bangladesh Betar, Md. Abu Taher, Joint Secretary of information
ministry, Mr. Humayun Kabir Khan, Joint Secretary of ministry of state, Mr.
Anwarul Haque, Joint Secretary of ministry of Law, Professor Deen Mohammad of
BUET, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission(BTRC) director Let Col
Md. Shahidul Alam and related officials were present.

Information secretary Mr. Jamil Osman told in the meeting that these Community
Radio Stations will focus on the grass root level population’s well being,
socio-economy and culture.

He also said, Government has been taken the right steps to start the Community
Radio movement successfully in the light of the laws & regulations. The
related process will be finalized soon.

 

Bazlu

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