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

[Abid Rizvi]

Dear Bazlu,
It was a great news from Benla Desh. Kindly accept my heart rooted conratulations on this achievements. I know it is your hard work and commitment which is bearing fruit today.
Please keep it up,
reards,
Syed Abid Rizvi
Pakistan

--- On Mon, 8/10/09, Imam Prakoso <iprakoso at combine.or.id> wrote:


From: Imam Prakoso <iprakoso at combine.or.id>
Subject: Re: [Asiapacific-general] No Objection for Establishment of 22 Community Radio from Ministry of Home in Bangladesh
To: "AHM Bazlur Rahman" <ceo at bnnrc.net>
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Date: Monday, August 10, 2009, 7:36 AM


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)
 
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Post Box: 5095, Dhaka 1205 Bangladesh
 
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