Community Broadcasting :
Community Broadcasting Policy Announcement 12 March, 2008
Advertisement for application 18 March, 2008
400 Application form sold by Ministry of Information (MOI)
178 Application form submitted to MOI
Three committee formed;
National Regulatory Committee
Technical Sub Committee
National Monitoring Committee
- 116 Community Radio Stations to be expected soon
- Now Police verification is ongoing
Community Radio Academy :
Community Radio Academy -Setup on 01 May, 2008 as BNNRC Social Enterprise For
- Capacity Building for Community Radio Staff
- Research and development
-Technical Cooperation
Possible Partnership Areas for Entrepreneurial Radio :
Possible Partnership Areas for Entrepreneurial Radio Commercial Broadcasting House
Local and National Government line Agencies
NGOs
International Broadcasting like BBC, VOA, DW, CRI
Cell phone companies
Community Radio Trust Fund
Public Broadcasting System
Rural Tele center/ Knowledge Center
UN Agencies
AIBD, CEMCA/COL/ One World South Asia other CR
expert Org. Net. Institute/ University
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AHM Bazlur Rahman-S21BRChief Executive OfficerBangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication&Member, Strategy CouncilUnited Nations- Global Alliance for ICT and Development
(UN GAID)House: 13/1 Road: 2 Shamoli, Dhaka 1207Phone: 9130750, 9138501, Fax: 9138501-105E-mail: ceo@bnnrc.netwww.bnnrc.net