community radio approval process so far in bangladesh

8/9/2019 Community Radio Approval Process So Far in Bangladesh

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State of

Community

BroadcastingApproval Process

in Bangladesh


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Election Manifesto of Bangladesh Awami

League

A Charter for Change:19.1 The freedom of all types of

mass media and flow of

information will be ensured.

Initiatives will be taken for

Community Radio Services,

besides national radio network

page: 15


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National Strategy for Accelerated

Poverty Reduction-2 FY 2009-11(PRS)

In the light Election Manifesto of A Charter for Change

Step Towards Change:

Promoting Good Governance

Chapter

Access to information and

Awareness building at thegrass root level through

Community Radio

-Ministry of InformationPage: 207


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Bangladesh Parliament

Mr. Abul Kalam Azad,Honorable

Minister, Ministry of

Information

Community Radio willstarted very soon at

Upazilla/Zilla and locallevel

Star Question No: 648

8 October, 2009


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Digital Bangladesh Process

Digital Bangladesh Concept Note:

Prime Ministers Office

Community radio can emerge as another channel ofcommunication for the poor and the marginalized. If peoples

participation in programming and management can be

ensured, community radio can be a sustainable platform for

people-to-people communication and problem solving

CO NNE C T IN G T H E C I T I Z EN S

Chapter. Page 8


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National Institute of Mass Communication

Ministry of Information

- NIMC has invited 7 Community Radio

Station Manager for attending Month

Long Radio Production Course

- BNNRC nominated 7 CR Station Manager outof 26 CR (Short listed) to NIMC

- BNNRC attended as a facilitators of Radioproduction Course


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Bangladesh Telecommunication

Regulatory Commission- BTRC has already

allowed to BNNRC

one Community Radio

Station for demonstratingand training purpose

- BNNRC already

demonstrated two places

World Telecom day,

2009 and Bangladesh

Rice Research Institute


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Community Radio Academy

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and

Communication (BNNRC) has setup

Community Radio Academy for Building

Capacity of Community Radio Sector in

Bangladesh.

Three Unite of CRA

1. Capacity Development

2. Research and Development

3. Technical Cooperation


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Ministry of Home

- Ministry of Home already cleared

regarding security clearance for 27Community Radio Station for the first

phase.


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Center for e-Parliament Research

- Center for

e-Parliament Research

has joined the

Community radiomovement;

Objective of CePR is:

Making Bridges between

people, parliament andgovernment through ICT.


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Road to Bangalore: 2ndAMARC Asia and

Pacific Conference- Pre Consultation in Bangladesh

- Bangladesh Delegation to AMARC Asia

and Pacific ( MPs, High Official of Ministryof Information and Civil Society/Initiators

- Meeting with AMARC International Board

- Post Consultation ( May, 2010)


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Ministry of Information

- Now Ministry of

Information will called

meeting on National

Regulatory

Committee for final

Approval of

Community Radio


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Thank you very muchDr. Akram H. Chowdhury

Member of Parliament (MP)

& Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee for

Food and Disaster Management Ministry

And

AHM . Bazlur Rahman-S21BR

Chief Executive Officer

Bangladesh

NGOsN

etwork for Radio and Communication (BNN

RC)[email protected] www.bnnrc.net

community radio approval process so far in bangladesh

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