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face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff size=6>Chief Executive Officer of BNNRC Met
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face="Arial Narrow"><FONT size=6><FONT color=#0000ff>Chief Information
Commissioner, Information Commission Bangladesh<BR
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size=3>The Chief Executive Officer of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and
Communication (BNNRC), AHM Bazlur Rahman, met M. Azizur Rahman, the Chief
Information Commissioner, Information Commission Bangladesh, on August 30 2009
at Information Commission Office, Dhaka,
Bangladesh.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR><FONT
size=3>At the meeting Chief Information Commissioner was congratulated by Mr.
Rahman for taking responsibility as Chief Information Commissioner of
Information Commission, </FONT></SPAN><st1:place><st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=3>Bangladesh</FONT></SPAN></st1:country-region></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=3>. BNNRC hopes that Information Commission will play a significant role
with his dynamic leadership.<BR><BR>In the meeting CEO of BNNRC briefed him
regarding some agendas: Community Radio installation, broadcasting and operation
policy, 2008 has already been drawn up with an endeavor of Ministry of
Information. Just after the declaration of Community Radio policy, Information
Ministry invites application for installation of Community Radio from 18 March,
2008. Gradually, National Regulatory Committee, Technical Sub Committee and
Central Monitoring Committee are formed as per the said
policy.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR><FONT
size=3>A promise was expressed in Article 19.1 of Bangladesh Awami League’s
Election Manifesto named “Din Bodoler Sonod” in which they expressed endeavor to
open up Community Radio at local level apart from National Mass Communication
for ensuring freedom of mass communication and free flow of
information.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR><FONT
size=3>Community Radio Academy has already been set up for building capacity of
Community Radio stakeholders. Training workshops, seminars etc are being held
one after another with the endeavor of </FONT></SPAN><FONT
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Community</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
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We think, there now remains manpower, preparation, and capability of operating
40/50 Community Radio all over the country.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=3>Having realized everything, Chief Information Commissioner emphasized
that Community Radio undoubtedly can play a dynamic and far reaching role in
establishing Right to Information at grass root level and without Community
Radio, it is quite impossible to establish Right to Information at grass root
level so easily and at a low cost. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">In
that connection, he will employ his effort to make installed more Community
Radio stations individually and officially. At that period, </SPAN><SPAN
class=bd1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mr. Mohammad Abu Taher,
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Information
Commissioner, was also present.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=3>CEO of BNNRC also re-expected Mr. M. Azizur Rahman’s personal endeavor to
accelerate the Community Radio broadcasting process for ensuring Access to
Information and Good Governance as well as Development.
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<DIV><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></DIV><BR>
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