Dear Bazlur, Firstly, I would like to introduce myself. I am Pooja Sharma, Coordinator, Community Radio Programme in Drishti, which is a Human Rights Organisation based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in India.
This is a great news and one more success for Community Radio which is coming in a big way all across the world. So, heartiest congratulations to all of you for such an achievement. Warm regards, Pooja Coordinator, Community Radio DRISHTI Ahmedabad, Gujarat India On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 1:34 PM, Mohan Bista <[email protected]> wrote: > CONGRATULATIONS Bazlu! - Mohan Bista > > ------------------------------ > *From:* AHM Bazlur Rahman <[email protected]> > > *To:* [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; > [email protected]; Virtual WSIS CS Plenary Group > Space <[email protected]>; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; AMARC_AP_General_List < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Thu, 22 April, 2010 18:05:35 > *Subject:* [Asiapacific-general] Breaking News - Bangladesh : 12 Community > Radio have Clearance first time in Bangladesh > > *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: [email protected], [email protected] > www.bnnrc.net > > > _______________________________________________ > Asiapacific-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.amarc.org/mailman/listinfo/asiapacific-general > >
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