Community Radio for

Development
 

AHM Bazlur Rahman

Chief Executive Officer
ceo@bnnrc.net
www.bnnrc.net
BNNRC is a national networking body on alternative mass media working
for building a democratic society based on the principles of free flow of
information, equitable & affordable access to Information, Communication
Technology (ICT) for remote & marginalized population

BNNRC's outreach extends to local, national and international forums.

Communication is recognized as an essential human need and, therefore, as
a basic human right. In this backdrop, BNNRC's working strategies are:

1. Communicating in Public Sphere 2. Communicating Knowledge

3. Civil Rights in Communication 4. Cultural Rights in Communication
BNNRC now strives for the following core interventions to achieve
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS) Action Plan and Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs)
Through

- Right To Information(Bridging the Information Divide)

- Community Radio( Voices for the voices-less)
- ICT for Development( Bridging the digital divide)
Approval Process: Community Radio
Movement Started 1998

Community Radio Policy 2008

- National Regulatory Committee
- Technical Sub Committee
- Central Monitoring Committee

•First Phase: 22 April 2010 : 14

•Security Cleared 2011 : 20
•2nd and 3rd Phase: 2013 : 64
•4th Phase 2021 : 400
Election Manifesto of Bangladesh Awami League
A Charter for Change:

19.1 The freedom of all types of mass media

and flow of information will be ensured.
  Initiatives will be taken for Community
Radio Services, besides national radio
network
National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction‐2 FY 2009‐
11(PRS) In the light Election Manifesto of A Charter for Change
Step Towards Change: Promoting Good Governance
Chapter

Access to information and Awareness

building at the grass root level through
Community Radio
Ministry of Information
Digital Bangladesh Process
Digital Bangladesh Concept Note: Prime Minister’s Office

‘Community radio can emerge as another channel of communication

for the poor and the marginalized. If people’s participation in
programming and management can be ensured, community radio
can be a sustainable platform for people‐to‐people communication
and problem solving’

CO N N E C T IN G T H E C I T I Z E N S
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 Role of BNNRC

- Capacity Building
- Research and Development
- Technical Cooperation