Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) was honored to receive Md. Sirajul Islam Khan, Assignment Officer from NGO Affaires Bureau of Prime Minister’s Office of Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh for visiting Community Radio Sagordwip, Hatiya, Noakhali.
Community radio can play a vital role to a difference in the community life- said by Md. Sirajul Islam Khan, Assignment Officer, NGOs Affairs Bureau of Bangladesh who visited Community Radio Sagordwip, Hatiya from March 24, 2017 to March 28, 2017 along with a junior colleague and Mark Manash Saha, Coordinator of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) for American English Radio Project (AERP) accompanied with the team during the visit.
During the visit Mr. Khan inaugurated the Radio Listeners’ Orientation and observed some sessions. He shared his experiences and the importance of English in the future days to cope with the global context. Later he met with the Station Manager, Focal person and Producers, volunteers, listeners’ club members of CR Sagordwip to get updates of ongoing activities of CR Sagordwip.
The main objective of the visit is to observed listeners’ orientation on English language radio program of Radio Sagordwip and lens inside into the trend of growth as a Community Radio. Besides He has had several sharing discussions with the Chairman, Project Director and other staff members of Dwip Unnayan Sangstha (DUS) at Hatiya. Interactions with different groups, stakeholders, villagers and community peoples he expressed his satisfaction on the ongoing development programs of DUS as well as Community Radio Sagordwip.
He told that Community radio Sagordwip is really a community-friendly media to reduce the poverty of the island. He thanked the initiator organization and radio Sagordwip team for engaging community people in planning, producing and broadcasting radio programs; content selection for addressing challenges that the community facing in daily life.
Finally, Mr. Khan has handed over the laptop of American English Listener’ Corner (AELC) to the Project Director of DUS and in-charge of radio Sagordwip. In his speech he explained the importance of English now a day, AEL Corner (AELC) and its available services for the listeners. While talking to the beneficiaries he wanted to know their reaction, response and interest. The visit was a tremendous one and concluded with great pleasure and satisfaction.
He expressed his appreciation to BNNRC for its efforts in supporting the Community Radio Stations to improve rural livelihood in Bangladesh.
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AHM Bazlur Rahman-S21BR is Chief Executive Officer and founder Secretary of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC). He has more than 20 years experience in leveraging community media and right to communication to create successful policy advocacy in Bangladesh in line with community media development. His areas of expertise straddle community media policy advocacy, training, project management especially in the area of community media.
He founded Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC). BNNRC Devoted Entirely to Promote Community Media for Development (CM4D). BNNRC Leads Supports and Advocates for the Initiators to actively provide independent community broadcasting in Bangladesh since 2000. BNNRC represent the community electronic media sector to Government, Industry, Regulatory Bodies, Media, Academia and Development Partners from 2000. The BNNRC provides leadership and support for rural initiators to facilitate independent electronic community broadcasting services and to build and strengthen rural communities.
He actively works to improve recognition of the community electronic media sector [Community Radio | Community TV | Community Film] & its work in and involvement with the communities it seeks to serve. BNNRC's outreach extends to local, national and international forums for communicating Knowledge for Development (KM4D). In this backdrop, communication is recognized as an essential human need and, therefore, as a basic human right. Our working strategies are:
1. Communicating on the Public Sphere: The role of communication and media in exercising democratic political participation in society
2. Communicating Knowledge: The terms and means by which knowledge generated by society is communicated, or blocked, for use by different groups.
3. Civil Rights in Communication: The exercise of civil rights relating to the processes of communication in society &
4. Cultural Rights in Communication: The communication of diverse cultures, cultural forms and identities at the individual and social levels.
BNNRC now strives for the following core interventions to contribute in achieving 6th five Years Plan, UN World Summit on the Information Society (UN WSIS) Action Plan and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through:
Right to Information- RTI for ensuring improved livelihood of the marginalized
ICT for Development- ICT4D for Bridging the Digital Divide in rural areas &
Community Radio/Community TV/ Community Film for amplifying voices for the voiceless and Amateur Radio for Disaster Risk Reduction
He graduated from University of Dhaka and Post graduated from Asian University of Bangladesh in the field of Social Science (MSS) in Government & Politics and Participated in certificate course on Development Management by Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) New Delhi, India
He currently founder member of Bangladesh Working Group on UN World Summit on the Information Society (UN WSIS) headed by Bangladesh Government, Community Radio Monitoring Committee of Ministry of Information, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, founder member of Bangladesh UN Internet Governance Forum( UN IGF) Headed by Minister, Ministry of Information, Multi-stakeholder Steering Group Members of Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (AP-RIGF) & Distinguish Fellow, Center for e-Parliament Research. Contact: ceo@bnnrc.net www.bnnrc.net
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