in its 18th Meeting and endorsed by the 45th AIBD General Conference held at Paro, Bhutan on 22nd and 23rd August 2019, Ms Philomena Gnanapragasm has taken over the charge of the new Director of AIBD with effect from 27th August 2019.

On behalf of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication(BNNRC), let me congratulate you as Director of ASIA-PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR BROADCASTING DEVELOPMENT(AIBD)!  We believe, Community Media sector will get better and quick services under your able and dynamic leadership.

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication(BNNRC) is a proud member of ASIA-PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR BROADCASTING DEVELOPMENT(AIBD)!

About AIBD:
The Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD), established in 1977 under the auspices of UNESCO, is a unique regional inter-governmental organisation servicing countries of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) in the field of electronic media development. It is hosted by the Government of Malaysia and the secretariat is located in Kuala Lumpur.

The AIBD is mandated to achieve a vibrant and cohesive electronic media environment in the Asia-Pacific region through policy and resource development.

The Institute seeks to fulfill this mandate by mobilizing the intellectual and technological resources available within the national broadcasting organizations of its member countries as well as regional and international bodies through a well-established infrastructure and networking mechanism which includes government agencies, non-governmental organizations, institutions of higher learning, private sector and individual professionals.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) are founding organisations of the Institute and they are non-voting members of the General Conference.

The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) is a founding organisation of the Institute and is a non-voting member of the General Conference.

Full membership of the AIBD is confined to sovereign states and they are invited to designate the broadcasting authority of the country to be the beneficiary. The AIBD currently has 26 Full Members (countries), represented by 34 organisations, and 67 Affiliate Members (organisations) with a total membership of 101 representing 48 countries and regions and over 50 partners in Asia, Pacific, Europe, Africa, Arab States and North America.