Ministry of Information, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has announced  New Community Radio Installation Broadcast and Operation Policy 2017 by Bangladesh Gazette on 8 February 2018.

According to the preamble of Bangladesh Gazette, The world becomes a “Global Village” due to enormous development of advertisement and Information Technology (ICT).  It has been assumed that the importance of radio is declining due to the dominating role of electronic media globally but the importance of radio is retaining significantly in developed, developing & least developed countries. Moreover, radio is playing a vital role to improve the area of education, culture, human values & dignity, awareness building and cultural development with a new dimension.

In this consequence, significant numbers of radio stations were established under the community policy 2008 dedicating for the marginalized communities. These radios are known as “community radio”, operating with the participation and management of marginalized communities in their dialect. Community radios engage in social transformation by using cultural diversity with the support of knowledge and technologies.

Community radio is the “Voice of the Voiceless”.  To make the Community Radio reach wider, accelerate and appropriate, the new “Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and Operation Policy 2017” has been developed and approved by reviewing the existing policy.

In this opportunity, we would like to congratulate to Hon’ble Minister, Hon’ble State Minister, Secretary of Ministry of Information, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh for announcing   Community Radio Installation Broadcast and Operation Policy 2017.

For Bangla version of the policy, please visit :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qcN-ZOWwiTtnJTG97rrEacIH7EJTWIY9/view

http://www.dpp.gov.bd/upload_file/gazettes/24667_42155.pdf