Community Radio Pollikontha 99.2 is receiving the first prize in Family Planning Media Award-2012-13 Competition organized by Family Planning Directorate of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in cooperation with UNFPA.
This is the 1st significant success and recognition of a community radio in the country for their contribution in broadcasting programs on Population, Family Planning and Mother & Child Health category. The competition took into judgment all categories of submissions from all types of Media, printing and electronic- including public service broadcasting like BTV and Betar. Among the submissions there were exclusive and investigative reports and articles on the issues related to Family Planning, Mother and Child Health care published and/or broadcast within the time from July 1 to June 30, 2013.
Community Radio Pollikontha 99.2 in Moulvibazar has submitted in the completion the radio program “Shushasthya” (Good Health) which was produced on Population, Family Planning and Mother & Child Health with the participation from community. It can be mentioned that this program was among the most-listened programs broadcast by this Radio station. On 24 May Government has announced the result of the Media Award competition, in which Community Radio Pollikontho 99.2 placed the 1stposition. Community Radio Pollikontho 99.2 initiated by BRAC.
The recipients will be awarded on Thursday, July 11; in a program jointly organized by Family Planning Directorate and UNFPA at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka as part of observing the world population day-2013.The theme of this year is- Adolescent Pregnancy[with the slogan: Adolescent Pregnancy leads to Maternal mortality.]
Community Radio Pollikontha 99.2 will be awarded taka 50 thousand and crest as 1st Prize recipient of the Media Competition Award.
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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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