[UgaBYTES] [Asiapacific-general] No Objection for Establishment of 22 Community Radio from Ministry of Home in Bangladesh

[Imam Prakoso]

Dear Bazlu,

Greetings from Indonesia. Congratulations, finally Bangladesh will  
have community radio stations.
Regarding to your release, you mentioned only 22 stations will get  
license from 126 applicants, isn't it? What about the rest? Are they  
facing the problems and Government did not want to issue their  
license? I'm curious to know.

Best regards,

imam - Indonesia


On Aug 8, 2009, at 5:50 PM, AHM Bazlur Rahman wrote:

> No Objection for Establishment of 22 Community Radio
> from Ministry of Home  in Bangladesh
>
>
> Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) is  
> promoting the advocacy with the government in relations to community  
> radio with other organizations since its emergence. The objective of  
> BNNRC’s Community Radio intervention is to address crucial social  
> issues at community level, such as poverty and social exclusion,  
> empower marginalized rural groups and catalyze democratic processes  
> and ongoing development efforts.
>
> Community Radio is going to make an important place in development  
> field in Bangladesh. Ministry of Information formulated Community  
> Radio Installation, Broadcasting and Operation Policy 2008. Having  
> prepared a complete pro-people policy for the first time in  
> Bangladesh and 2nd policy in South Asia, the People’s Republic of  
> Bangladesh has already been widely appreciated by local, national  
> and international bodies.
>
> In the meantime, Community Radio Academy has been established by  
> Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) with a  
> view to building up capacity on Community Radio operation of the  
> initiators. Under the initiatives of the academy training workshops,  
> round table, seminar etc are being organized incessantly.
>
> It is worthy to mention here that opening the arena of right to  
> information for the rural people of Bangladesh through establishing  
> community radio stations under a progressive broadcasting policy,  
> was declared in the Bangladesh Awami League (Ruling Party) election  
> manifesto 2008 (Article No.19.1 of  the Charter for Change).
>
> According to the policy, National Regulatory Committee on Community  
> Radio of Ministry Information sent 116 Community Radio applications  
> to Home Ministry on 24 July, 2008 for police verification. The Home  
> Ministry informed the Ministry of Information regarding no objection  
> for establishment of 22 Community Radio Station after the  
> investigation of DGFI, NSI, and SB 3rd week of June, 2009.
>
> At present, the reformation of National Regulatory Committee is  
> going on under the Ministry of Information. After completion of this  
> reformation National Regulatory Committee will give final approval  
> to open up Community Radio in Bangladesh.
>
>
>
>
> 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: ceo at bnnrc.net, bnnrc at bd.drik.net
> www.bnnrc.net
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