[cr-india] Breaking News - Bangladesh : 12 Community Radio have Clearance first time in Bangladesh

[N.Ramakrishnan]

Bazlu, all:
Great news! Congratulations! Look forward to regular updates on how the 
stations fare!
Warmest regards,
Ramakrishnan

-- 
N.Ramakrishnan

Treasurer
Community Radio Forum of India (CRF)
Mobile: +91-9810273883
Web: www.crforum.in



AHM Bazlur Rahman wrote:
> *Bangladesh: 12 Community Radio have Clearance first time in Bangladesh*
> ** 
>
> Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), since its 
> inception, has been advocating with the government and with other 
> organizations for the promotion of Community Radio to address critical 
> social issues at community level, such as poverty and social 
> exclusion, empowerment of marginalized rural groups and catalyze 
> democratic process in decision making and ongoing development efforts.
>
> Today  afternoon (3:15 pm )  Initially Ministry of Information, 
> Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh has approved 12 
> Community Radio Initiators for installation and operation of community 
> radio in Bangladesh first time. To ensure free flow of information and 
> people's right to information government enacted Right to Information 
> Act 2009. Community radio approval is a strong step to empower people 
> in this regards.
>  
> The main objective of community radio is to provide livelihood related 
> information to the rural communities in an understandable way. 
> Agriculture, education, health, disaster, women and child issues, 
> market price, services, etc. will be cover in the community radio for 
> the community people.
>  
> Initially government approved 11  Initiators  like *Young Power in 
> Action(YPSA)* - Sitakunda, Chittagong,  *Nalta Community Hospital*- 
> Satkhira, *LDRO*- Bogra, *BRAC*- Moulivi Bazer, *Barandro 
> Community*-Naogaon, *Proyas*-Chapai Nababgonj, *CCD*- Rajshahi, 
> *Srizoni*- Jhinaidhah, *EC* Bangladesh- Munsihigonj, *MMC*- 
> Barguna and *RDRS*- Kurigram.
>  
> One government organization to install and operate Rural Radio in 
> Amtali under Barguna district, a rural community radio will be 
> established by Agriculture Information Service of the Agriculture 
> Department of Ministry of Agriculture.
>  
>  
> *Bazlu
> *_______________________
> AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR
> Chief Executive Officer
> Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication(BNNRC)
>  
> 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 <mailto:ceo at bnnrc.net>, bnnrc at bd.drik.net 
> <mailto:bnnrc at bd.drik.net>
> www.bnnrc.net <http://www.bnnrc.net/>
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