[WSIS CS-Plenary] Chief Executive Officer of BNNRC Met Chief Information Commissioner, Information Commission Bangladesh

[AHM Bazlur Rahman]

Chief Executive Officer of BNNRC Met 

Chief Information Commissioner, Information Commission Bangladesh


The Chief Executive Officer of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), AHM Bazlur Rahman, met M. Azizur Rahman, the Chief Information Commissioner, Information Commission Bangladesh, on August 30 2009 at Information Commission Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh.


At the meeting Chief Information Commissioner was congratulated by Mr. Rahman for taking responsibility as Chief Information Commissioner of Information Commission, Bangladesh. BNNRC hopes that Information Commission will play a significant role with his dynamic leadership.

In the meeting CEO of BNNRC briefed him regarding some agendas: Community Radio installation, broadcasting and operation policy, 2008 has already been drawn up with an endeavor of Ministry of Information. Just after the declaration of Community Radio policy, Information Ministry invites application for installation of Community Radio from 18 March, 2008. Gradually, National Regulatory Committee, Technical Sub Committee and Central Monitoring Committee are formed as per the said policy.


A promise was expressed in Article 19.1 of Bangladesh Awami League's Election Manifesto named "Din Bodoler Sonod" in which they expressed endeavor to open up Community Radio at local level apart from National Mass Communication for ensuring freedom of mass communication and free flow of information.


Community Radio Academy has already been set up for building capacity of Community Radio stakeholders. Training workshops, seminars etc are being held one after another with the endeavor of Community Radio Academy. We think, there now remains manpower, preparation, and capability of operating 40/50 Community Radio all over the country.

 

Having realized everything, Chief Information Commissioner emphasized that Community Radio undoubtedly can play a dynamic and far reaching role in establishing Right to Information at grass root level and without Community Radio, it is quite impossible to establish Right to Information at grass root level so easily and at a low cost. 

 

In that connection, he will employ his effort to make installed more Community Radio stations individually and officially. At that period, Mr. Mohammad Abu Taher, Information Commissioner, was also present.


CEO of BNNRC also re-expected Mr. M. Azizur Rahman's personal endeavor to accelerate the Community Radio broadcasting process for ensuring Access to Information and Good Governance as well as Development. 

 

 




Bazlu
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AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR
Chief Executive Officer
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication(BNNRC)
&
Member, Strategy Council
UN-Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN GAID)
 
House: 13/1, Road:2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207 
Post Box: 5095, Dhaka 1205 Bangladesh
 
Phone: 88-02-9130750, 88-02-9138501
01711881647 Fax: 88-02-9138501-105
 
E-mail: ceo at bnnrc.net, bnnrc at bd.drik.net
www.bnnrc.net



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