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Community Radio

for Development

in

Bangladesh

AHM Bazlur Rahman-S21BR

Chief Executive Officer

Bangladesh NGOs Network for

Radio and Communication

ceo@bnnrc.net

www.bnnrc.net

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Human Needs and Rights

Knowledge Societies

Pluralism

Human Needs and RightsHuman Needs and Rights

Knowledge SocietiesKnowledge Societies

PluralismPluralism

Knowledge

Creation Dissemination UtilizationPreservation

Knowledge Knowledge Knowledge

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- Community Radio Movement Started from 1998 by

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication with other

organization

- Community Radio Policy 2008

- Three Committee for Community Radio

- National Regulatory Committee

- Technical Sub-Committee

- Central Monitoring Committee

- Community Radio Strategy 2011 of Ministry of Information 2011

- Ministry of Information(MOI) started process through Advertisement- MOI received 200 application

- MOI selected 116 application for security clearance

- MOI provided 14 Community Radio station 2010

- Now 12 Community Radio Stations are ONAIR, another two are coming

- 22 Community Radio Station are waiting for final approval

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A frame Work for Action

Global Drivers:

- UN World Summit on the Information Society(UN WSIS) 2003 & 2005

- UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

- UN MDGs

- UN Convention Against Corruption- UNCAC

- UN FCCC

National drivers

- Community Radio Policy 2008 of Ministry of Information

- Community Radio Strategy 2011 of Ministry of Information

- Right to Information law 2009 of Ministry of Information

- ICT Policy 2009 of Ministry of Science and ICT

- 6th Five Years Plan of Ministry of Planning and Finance 2012

- Digital Bangladesh Strategy , Prime Minister’s Office 2010

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Organized Baseline Survey for 14 Community Radio Station

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� Prepared CR Code of Conduct with the participation from Community

Radio Initiators and Expert

Training Curriculum : 5 Days

a) CR Station Management for Station Manager

b) Production skills for Producer

c) Content development skills for Producer

d) Basic Community Radio Journalism

e) Content development skills in line with Good Governance

g) Community Radio Technical training for Radio Technician

h) Disaster Risk Reduction

i) Children and women rights.

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Dialogue with Government and Development Partners for Resource

Mobilization

From PKSF : RDRS Bangladesh

: Srizony Bangladesh

: YPSA

: Proyas MUS

UNESCO : Partial fund 1. Radio Padma of CCD and Lokobetar of MMC

UN FAO : Community Rural Radio of Agriculture Information Service

CIDA : Radio Naf of ACLAB and Radio Nalta of Nalta Community

Hospital

JICA : Radio Mohananda of Proyas

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Dialogue with Information Commission on Community Radio in Right to

Information Promotion

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Logos Community Radio in Bangladesh

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Possible Cooperation Areas:

� Skills for effectiveness

� Provide TA

� Fruitful Partnerships

�Collaborative Planning

�Developing Program

�Developing Support Materials

�Using the Network &

� add value

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