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Bangladesh NGOs Network for<br>
Radio and Communication<br>
</b></font><font face="Arial Narrow, Helvetica" size=1>Promoting
Communication Technology for a Fairer World<br><br>
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<font face="@SimSun" size=3 color="#0000FF"><b>Dear Madam/Sir,<br>
</b></font><font size=3>You are informed that Government of Bangladesh
has announced the Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and Operation
Policy 2008 on the last 12th March 2008.<br>
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We congratulate heartily the government for announcing the policy. We
also want to express our warm gratitude to the individuals and
institutions in home and abroad for assisting us in Community Radio
Advocacy in Bangladesh. <br>
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The Ministry of Information of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
invited very rapidly the applications for Community Radio installation,
broadcast and operation from the interested organizations. The
application submission is open until 15th April 2008. <br>
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English translated copy of the Community Radio Installation, Broadcast
and Operation Policy 2008 is attached herewith for your valuable perusal.
We hope to have your valuable comments and opinions on it.<br>
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</font><font face="@SimSun" size=3>Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and
Communication(BNNRC)</font>has already opened the Community Radio Help
Desk with the following help and services to the interested initiators
step by step; <br><br>
<font size=3 color="#0000FF"><b>a</b>.</font><font size=3>Help Desk for
the Community Radio Enthusiast with technical assistance;
</font><font size=3 color="#0000FF"><b>b</b></font><font size=3>
.Assisting in filling the form up and following up with the concerned
Department, Ministries and Commissions in this
regard;</font><font size=3 color="#0000FF"><b>c.</b></font><font size=3>
Technical guidance for studio setup, broadcasting
equipments;</font><font size=3 color="#0000FF"><b>d</b>.</font>
<font size=3>Assist in acquiring relevant
software;</font><font size=3 color="#0000FF"><b>e</b>.</font><font size=3>
Baseline studies and need
analysis;</font><font size=3 color="#0000FF"><b>f</b></font><font size=3>
.Monitoring and Evaluation;
</font><font size=3 color="#0000FF"><b>g</b>.</font><font size=3>Capacity
Building including training on radio content production, editing and
presentation;</font><font size=3 color="#0000FF"><b>h.</b></font>
<font size=3> Transmission
management;</font><font size=3 color="#0000FF">
<b>i.</b></font><font size=3>Library and Archives;
</font><font size=3 color="#0000FF"><b>j</font><font size=3>.</b>
Feedback;</font><font size=3 color="#0000FF"><b>k</b>.</font><font size=3>
Identify partners and funding agencies <br>
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We hope more than 50 pilot basis Community Radio Station to be
installed possibly in the whole country with the government and private
assistance as pilot basis. <br><br>
We anticipate your continuous cooperation. <br>
With best regards,<br><br>
<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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