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October 11, 2021, A daylong community dialogue on “Good Governance” was held in Sitakunda, Chattogram. The focus of the dialogue was engaging the community in the main stream of development activities actively by building awareness and strengthening knowledge level on Right to information, its application and liberal values. Besides, the role of government officials along… Continue reading Community Dialogue on Good Governance

A high level training workshop on Unlocking the Potential, Facing the Challenges & Creating Awareness of the Fourth Industrial Revolution  was organized by the National Institute of Mass Communication (NIMC) of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting on 20 September, 2021 at NIMC HQ, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The workshop was organized under the Guidelines of  the e-Governance… Continue reading Daylong Workshop on Unlocking the Potential, Facing the Challenges & Creating Awareness of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Community radio is an alternative radio broadcasting method to commercial and public broadcasting. Community stations serve the interests of communities at grassroots level. They broadcast content that is popular and relevant to a local, specific audience but that commercial or mass media broadcasters often overlook. Community radio stations are often operated and owned by people… Continue reading Community radio is countering voice-poverty in Bangladesh

Dhaka, September 15, 2021: Bangladesh NGO’s Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) organized a two-day-long hands-on training workshop at BNNRC Meeting Room in Dhaka on Amateur Radio Operation and Radio Set Handover with the support of COAST Foundation on 14-15 September 2021. The purpose of the workshop was to provide hands-on skills on amateur radio… Continue reading Two days long hands-on training workshop on Amateur Radio Operation in Bangladesh

The World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2022 represents the world’s largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community and is scheduled to be held starting on 15 March with the final week that will be held on 30 May – 3 June 2022. The WSIS Forum, co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD,… Continue reading UN World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2022

Dhaka, August 17, 2021: Bangladesh NGO’s Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) organized a three-day-long Training of Trainers (ToT)  on Fact-Checking and Verification Techniques on Health Journalism for an in-depth reporting on important and complex health issues to enhance the professional skills of journalists with the support of The Asia Foundation at YWCA Training Room… Continue reading Training of Trainers on Fact-Checking and Verification Techniques on Health-Journalism

As Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of Bangladesh’s independence in 2021 and also 50 years of (Bangladesh-The Netherlands) diplomatic relations, the Bangladesh Embassy in The Netherlands realizes that there cannot be a better common element than WATER to underline our joined aspirations, resilience and innovation. To mark the unique relation and cooperation, the Embassy of Bangladesh in The… Continue reading Bangladesh@50: The Water Story

Free Press Unlimited strongly believes that all people are entitled to have access to unbiased, reliable and relevant information. This enables them to assess their own living conditions, influence these and make the right decision. The Free Press Awards recognise journalists and media professionals who have a strong commitment with press freedom and independent information.… Continue reading Free Press Awards 2021 for Newcomer of the Year and Most Resilient Journalist

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) and WINROCK International jointly organized an online orientation for Community Radio Broadcasters on ‘Human Trafficking and Safe Migration’ on July 19, 2021, to raise awareness at the local level and strengthen the role of stakeholders in the prevention of human trafficking. A total of 39 Broadcasters from… Continue reading Role of Community Radio Broadcasting in Human Trafficking and Safe Migration in Bangladesh