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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: SimSun"><FONT color=#0000ff>Training
Workshop on<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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color=#0000ff><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: SimSun">Community Radio: How to Get Started
and Keep Going in </SPAN></B><st1:country-region><st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: SimSun">Bangladesh</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:country-region><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: SimSun"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun">Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and
Communication (BNNRC) along with other like-minded organizations has been
conducting advocacy with the Government for Community Radio in
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun">Bangladesh</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun"> since its inception. As a consequence, the Ministry
of Information of the People’s Republic of
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun">Bangladesh</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun"> recently formulated Community Radio Installation,
Broadcasting and Operation Policy 2008.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun"><FONT size=3>Just after the announcement of the
policy, BNNRC immediately opened a national help desk in its secretariat and
provided all out information and technical support to the community radio
initiators. From the community radio related experience, BNNRC feels deep urge
that there should be an all out national initiative to train up human resource
for the smooth operation of the community radio stations.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun"><FONT size=3>With this view, BNNRC has set up a <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Community Radio Academy</B>. From this
academy training courses, technical support and research and development support
will be given to the community radio stakeholders round the year.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun">In this backdrop, BNNRC is going to arrange a
daylong training workshop on “Community Radio: How to Get Started and Keep
Going” to be held from </SPAN><st1:time Hour="10" Minute="0"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun">10.00 am</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun"> to </SPAN><st1:time Hour="17" Minute="0"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun">05.00 pm</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun"> on </SPAN><st1:date Month="8" Day="27"
Year="2008"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun">Wednesday, 27 August
2008</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun"> in
</SPAN><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun">Dhaka</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun">. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun"><FONT size=3>The key aspects of the training
workshop are;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun; mso-bidi-font-family: SimSun"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>a)</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun"><FONT size=3>Role of
community radio in developing life and livelihood of the rural communities and
Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and Operation Policy –
2008<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun; mso-bidi-font-family: SimSun"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>b)</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun"><FONT size=3>Concept of
technical operation of Community Radio <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun; mso-bidi-font-family: SimSun"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>c)</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun"><FONT size=3>Strategy of
sustainable work-plan for sustainable operation of community radio
</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun"><FONT size=3><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun"><FONT size=3>The concerned participants from the
primarily selected 116 Community Radio initiators will be given preference for
attending in this training workshop.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun"><FONT size=3>The interested community radio
initiators in Bangladesh are requested to fill in the prescribed form
available in the website </FONT><A href="http://www.bnnrc.net/"><FONT
size=3>www.bnnrc.net</FONT></A><FONT size=3> and send it to BNNRC by
</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3><st1:date Month="8" Day="23" Year="2008"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun">23 August 2008</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun">. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: SimSun"><FONT size=3>We want community radio be a strong and
effective alternative mass media for the rural communities to tell their tales
in their own language. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><BR>Bazlu<BR>_______________________<BR>AHM.
Bazlur Rahman-S21BR<BR>Chief Executive Officer<BR>Bangladesh NGOs Network for
Radio and Communication(BNNRC)<BR>&<BR>Member, Strategy Council<BR>UN-Global
Alliance for ICT and Development (UN GAID)<BR> <BR>House: 13/1, Road:2,
Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207 <BR>Post Box: 5095, Dhaka 1205
Bangladesh<BR> <BR>Phone: 88-02-9130750, 88-02-9138501<BR>01711881647 Fax:
88-02-9138501-105<BR> <BR>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:ceo@bnnrc.net">ceo@bnnrc.net</A>, <A
href="mailto:bnnrc@bd.drik.net">bnnrc@bd.drik.net</A><BR><A
href="http://www.bnnrc.net">www.bnnrc.net</A><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>