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face=Verdana><FONT size=5><FONT color=#0000ff>Role of Community Radio in Making
Digital Bangladesh <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=5>Divisional Dialogue:
Rajshahi</FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Verdana><FONT size=2>Community Radio could be able to play effective role
in amplifying the voices of marginal and disadvantaged people and their
information empowerment .At the same time it will play assistive role in making
digital Bangladesh dream a reality. Speakers told in a divisional dialogue held
in Rajshahi 0n 28 March. 2011<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><FONT
face=Verdana><FONT size=2>They also told that although govt.and NGOs implement
different important programs for the socio-economic development of the poor and
disadvantaged people those did not reach to the mass people due to having no
information to their reach. Community Radio will have to play effective role to
provide on-going facilities of govt.and NGOs at their
doorsteps.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Verdana><FONT size=2>Speakers told in the dialogue that community radio
should have to focus on indigenous knowledge and traditional practices.Besides,
Community Radio should play role in good governance and accountability
.Community Radio will play a significant role in disseminating the message of
govt.’s charter of Change. <SPAN
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face=Verdana><FONT size=2>Additional Divisional Commissioner –Swpapn Kumar Roy
attended as the chief guest in the dialogue jointly organized by Bangladesh NGOs
Network for Radio and Communication and CCD with the support from USAID/Progati
project District Commissioner Md.Delwar Bakht was the special guest in the
workshop. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Verdana><FONT size=2>BNNRC Project Coordinator Mark Manash Saha, Mr. Hasib
Hossain, Executive Director, Proyash and Mr. GM Mourtoza, Director CCD<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>delivered the welcome speech.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Professor Mashiur Rahman, Chairperson,
Department. of Mass Communication and Journalism of Rajshahi University
moderated the dialogue. <SPAN
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face=Verdana><FONT size=2>AHM Bazlur Rahman, Chief Executive Officer of BNNRC
and Mr. Sohel Awrangzeb, technical consultant of Community Radio Academy
responded to all the technical queries of the
participants.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Verdana><FONT size=2>Among the participants of the dialogue, there were
high officials of govt.and NGOs from Rajshahi, ChapaiNawabganj, Naogaon and
Bogra district, the local elected representatives, agriculturist, teacher,
journalist, adivashi and Community Radio
initiators.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Verdana><FONT size=2>The participants discussed elaborately on the active
role of community radio in socio-economic development of the marginalized people
and the revival of indigenous culture. The CEO of BNNRC AHM Bazlur Rahman
clarified different questions/queries from the participants.
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Bazlu<BR>_________________________<BR>AHM. Bazlur
Rahman-S21BR<BR>Chief Executive Officer<BR>Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and
Communication (BNNRC)<BR>[NGO in Special Consultative Status with the UN
Economic and Social Council]<BR>& <BR>Head, Community Radio Academy
<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>Cell:
01711881647 Fax: 88-02-9138501-105<BR>E-mail: </FONT><A
href="mailto:ceo@bnnrc.net"><FONT face=Verdana
size=2>ceo@bnnrc.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana size=2> </FONT><A
href="http://www.bnnrc.net"><FONT face=Verdana
size=2>www.bnnrc.net</FONT></A></DIV>
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