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Building Sustainable Small Radio in Bangladesh

AIBD Asia Media Summit 2012 Bangkok, Thailand 29-30 May 2012
AHM Bazlur Rahman-S21BR Chief Executive Officer

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio & Communication

ceo@bnnrc.net

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BNNRCs Working Strategies are: Communicating on the Public Sphere Communicating Knowledge Civil Rights in Communication Cultural Rights in Communication Through: Right to Information for ensuring improved livelihood of the marginalized ICT for Development for Bridging the Digital Divide in rural areas & Community Media-Community Radio & TV for amplifying voices for the voiceless/ Media Justice Amateur Radio for Disaster Risk Reduction

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Major Interventions for Community Media Capacity Strengthening Research & Development Technical Cooperation

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Mission of Community Radio in Bangladesh

Knowledge Societies
Knowledge Knowledge Creation Knowledge Knowledge

Preservation Dissemination Utilization

Pluralism Human Needs and Rights

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State of Radio Broadcasting in Bangladesh

Public Service Broadcasting Bangladesh Betar/Radio Commercial Broadcasting 6 FM Stations Community Broadcasting 14 Stations International Broadcasting BBC, NHK, DW, CRI & VOA

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Community Radio Movement Started from 1998 Community Radio Policy 2008 14 Community Radio Approved by Ministry of Information 2010 Community Radio on-air from 2011
Another 22 waiting for final approval from Ministry of Information

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Approaches to Sustainability In Bangladesh Policy level :

Community Radio Policy 2008 National Strategy on CR Policy 2011 Digital Bangladesh Strategy 2010 Charter for Change 2008

Institutional Level:
Advisory Committee Monitoring Committee By-Laws/ HR & Financial Policy

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Social Level: Management Committee In line with Community ownership & Control & Community Engagement In line with program Financial Sustainability : A non-profit business Model Trust Fund Development Advertisement Policy Partnership with Local Government

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Program & Community Broadcasters Total Hours : 91.5 Total Community Broadcaster Youth: 284 Youth- Women 252

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