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color=#ff0000><FONT size=6><STRONG>Bangladesh: 12 Community Radio have Clearance
first time in Bangladesh</STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="COLOR: black">Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
(BNNRC), since its inception, has been advocating with the government and with
other organizations for the promotion of Community Radio to address critical
social issues at community level, such as poverty and social exclusion,
empowerment of marginalized rural groups and catalyze democratic process in
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afternoon (3:15 pm ) Initially Ministry of Information, Government of
People’s Republic of Bangladesh has approved 12 Community Radio Initiators for
installation and operation of community radio in Bangladesh first time.
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ensure free flow of information and people's right to information government
enacted Right to Information Act 2009. Community radio approval is a strong step
to empower people in this regards. </SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The
main objective of community radio is to provide livelihood related information
to the rural communities in an understandable way. Agriculture, education,
health, disaster, women and child issues, market price, services, etc. will be
cover in the community radio for the community people.</SPAN></DIV>
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government approved 11 Initiators like <STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff>Young Power in Action(YPSA)</FONT></STRONG> - Sitakunda,
Chittagong, <STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>Nalta Community
Hospital</FONT></STRONG>- Satkhira, <STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff>LDRO</FONT></STRONG>- Bogra, <STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff>BRAC</FONT></STRONG>- Moulivi Bazer, <STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff>Barandro Community</FONT></STRONG>-Naogaon, <STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff>Proyas</FONT></STRONG>-Chapai Nababgonj, <STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff>CCD</FONT></STRONG>- Rajshahi, <STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff>Srizoni</FONT></STRONG>- Jhinaidhah, <STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff>EC</FONT></STRONG> Bangladesh- Munsihigonj, <STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff>MMC</FONT></STRONG>- Barguna and <FONT
color=#0000ff><STRONG>RDRS</STRONG>-</FONT> Kurigram.</SPAN></DIV>
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government organization to install and operate Rural Radio in Amtali under
Barguna district, a rural community radio will be established by Agriculture
Information Service of the Agriculture Department of Ministry of
Agriculture.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Bazlu<BR></STRONG>_______________________<BR>AHM. Bazlur
Rahman-S21BR<BR>Chief Executive Officer<BR>Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and
Communication(BNNRC)</DIV>
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<DIV>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></DIV></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>