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Bangladesh NGOs Network for<br>
Radio and Communication<br>
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Communication Technology for a Fairer World<br><br>
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<font size=5 color="#0000FF"><b>National Workshop on Community Radio in
Bangladesh<br>
Community Radio is going to be the Voice of Rural people<br><br>
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</font><font size=3>For the first time in Bangladesh a national workshop
on Community Radio Awareness is held on 02-04 March 2008 at Bangladesh
Open University (BOU) campus jointly arranged by Bangladesh NGOs Network
for Radio and Communication(BNNRC) and Development Research Network
(D.Net) in collaboration with Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for
Asia (CEMCA) of Commonwealth of Learning(COL) and Bangladesh Open
University(BOU). The workshop took place at the Media Centre in
Bangladesh Open University at Gazipur, Dhaka.<br>
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The workshop is inaugurated by the Hon'ble Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh
Open University Professor Dr. M Farid Ahmed. He said during the
inauguration, ‘Our day to day life is now highly influenced by the
technology. And this particular workshop is going to contribute a big
stake in the social and economic development of Bangladesh.<br>
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Ms. Rumkini Vemraju, the Programme Officer of CEMCA and Mr. Firoj Ahmed,
Joint Director of BOU jointly supervise the workshop for the whole three
days.<br>
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Dr. Rumkini in the inaugural ceremony said, ‘CEMCA is working closely
with more than 30 Community Radio Station in India.’ She shared the
experiences of India and stated to contribute in Bangladesh in relation
to community radio.<br>
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As the special guests Mr. AHM Bazlur Rahman-S21BR, the Chief Executive
Officer of BNNRC and Mr. Dr. Ananya Raihan were present in the
inaugural session. They expected in their speeches that CEMCA and BOU
will contribute endlessly in emergence of Community Radio in
Bangladesh.<br>
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Higher officials from the Media Centre and the Regional Directors of BOU
as well as the Higher officials of the NGOs that are working in the
remote and coastal areas of Bangladesh have participated in the workshop.
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The participants from the commercial phone companies who have established
the internet outlets in the rural areas in Bangladesh have also joined.
In the workshop the technical aspects and content making, studio
designing and maintaining, radio station management and broadcasting
everything is taught with tremendous care and practical
demonstration.<br>
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Mr. Amit Chakrabarty, the former high official of the very popular Bangla
TV Channel of India ‘Tara Bangla’ and Programme Director of World Space
Radio, Mr. Monoranjan Das, the advisor of Radio TOday and the former
Additional Chief Engineer of Bangldesh Betar and the consultant of ABC
Radio Mr. Jamal Uddin Mawla Newaj have facilitated in the workshop. The
perspective and Social aspects of the Community Radio is demonstrated by
Mr. AHM Bazlur Rahman-S21BR, the CEO of BNNRC.<br>
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At the end of the three-day workshop the certificates have been
distributed among the participants in the gala closing ceremony.
Honourable Vice Chancellor and the Treasurer of Bangladesh Open
University were present among others in the closing ceremony. Mr. Vice
Chancellor said in his closing speech that BOU would support in the skill
development of the station managers of forthcoming Community Radio in
Bangladesh in future. <br><br>
The workshop expected that the government of Bangladesh would soon open
up the pilot basis Community Radio. As the direct result of the workshop
the participants are now prepared to run more than 50 CR stations no
sooner have the government approve it.<br><br>
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<b>Bazlu<br><br>
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</font><font face="System" size=3 color="#0000FF">AHM Bazlur
Rahman-S21BR<br>
Chief Executive Officer<br>
</font><font face="System" size=3 color="#008080">Bangladesh NGOs Network
for Radio and Communication<br>
&<br>
Member, Strategy Council<br>
UN-Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN GAID)<br><br>
</font><font face="System" size=3 color="#800080">House: 13/1, Road:2,
Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207 <br>
Post Box: 5095, Dhaka 1205 Bangladesh<br><br>
</font><font face="System" size=3 color="#0000FF">Phone: 88-02-9130750,
88-02-9138501<br>
01711881647 Fax: 88-02-9138501-105<br><br>
</font><font face="System" size=3>E-mail: ceo@bnnrc.net,
bnnrc@bd.drik.net, <br>
<a href="http://www.bnnrc.net/" eudora="autourl">www.bnnrc.net<br>
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