Community Radio “Pollikontho 99.2 won the “Family Planning Media Award 2013” in the print & electronic media radio category for its “Mother and Child Health and family Planning” related radio magazine program. Twenty five male and female volunteers and staffs are working with community radio Pollikontho, broadcasts 8 hours program daily covering 4 Upazillas in Moulvibazar with 400,000 listeners.
Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. A. F. M. Ruhul Haque, MP as the chief guest of the occasion has handed over the “Family Planning Media Award 2013” to Mr. Mehedi Hasan, Station Manager, Radio Pollikontho 99.2 fm in the inaugural ceremony of the World Population Day 2013. In the occasion of the inaugural at Osmani Memorial Auditorium, Dhaka this morning,
Minister has handed over the national award to the best field level Family Planning workers, service facilities and media ward winners. This year, a total of seven (7) persons and institutions have won the media award for their special contribution and performance related to Mother and Child Health care and Family Planning issues.
The print & electronic media award winners are Mr. Shishir Morol of the Prothom Alo, Mr. Badrudozza Sumon of the Daily Janakantha, Mr. Tariq Hasan Shahriar of the Daily Sun, Ms. Shahnaz Munni of ATN Bangla, Ms. Farzana Brownia and Zannatul Bakia of Channei – I, and Mr. Mehedi Hasan of Commuity Radio Pollikontho 99.2 fm, Moulvibazar.
Among all, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Health & Family Welfare and Social Welfare Affairs Professor Dr. Syed Modasser Ali, State Minister for Health & Family Welfare Dr. Capt (Rtd.) Mozibur Rahman Fakir, MP, and Ms. Yuki Suehiro, Officer-in-Charge, UNFPA, Bangladesh were attended as special guest.
Professor Dr. Md. Syfayet Ullah, Director General of Health and Mr. AKM Amir Hossain, Director General of Family Planning addressed welcome note in the beginning. M M Neazuddin, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has presided over the inaugural ceremony.
BNNRC has been struggling for the last 12 years to open up the community media (including Community Radio, Community Television and Community film) and giving focus on its vital role as voices of the voiceless people. BNNRC has been addressing the community radio & community TV access issue for over a decade, almost since its emergence in the year 2000.
The reality of today is that the bondage between the community people and local-level community radio stations are getting strengthened day-by-day. Community Radio has now become their part of life. Community Radio becomes the instrument for the livelihood battle of the rural people.
Now 14 Community Radio Stations are on-air in the country, aiming to ensure empowerment and right to information for the rural community. They are broadcasting altogether 120 hours program per day on information, education, local entertainment and development motivation activities. Around 536 Youth Women & Youth are now working with those Stations throughout the country as rural broadcasters.