Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio & Communication (BNNRC), organized a two-day long Training Workshop on Building Constructive Journalism for Road Safety supported by the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) and the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP). This significant event took place on March 2-3 at the Savar CCDB Hope Center, focusing on enhancing the reporting skills of journalists on road safety and the Safe System Approach.
The training aimed to equip journalists with the knowledge and skills necessary to report on road safety effectively. Participants were selected from a wide range of media outlets such as Daily Newspaper; Independent TV; Public and Private TV channels; Online News Portals; and News Agencies.
Sessions covered topics such as Road Safety: Global Perspectives and Local Context; Global, Safe Road Safety Approach, Comprehensive Road Safety Law and Risk Factor, Crash Reporting, Fact-checking verification tools and resources for journalists for reporting on Road Safety, Constructive interview techniques, The decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030, SDGs and Road Safety); Road Safety Overview in Bangladesh- Scale of Road Safety Problems; Safe; Multimodal Transport & Land Use Planning; Safe Road Infrastructure; Safe Vehicles, Safe Road use; Post-Crash Response; Comprehensive Road Safety Law; Road Safety Challenges; Data Collection and Reporting Challenges in Bangladesh;
In the opening session, Mr. AHM Bazlur Rahman of BNNRC, Mr. Taifur Rahman of GRSP, Dr. Shariful Alam, and Mr. Mervyn Christian of GHAI welcomed the participants and highlighted the importance of training
The Sessions were facilitated by Mr. AHM Bazlur Rahman and Mr. Rehan Uddin Ahmed Raju of BNNRC, Mr. Mervyn Christian, Advocacy Director, GHAI. Mr. Taifur Rahman, Grants Manager, Global Road Safety Partnership, Dr. Shariful Alam, In-Country Coordinator, Bangladesh of GHAI, Mr. Kazi Shifun Newaz, Assistant Professor, ARI, BUET, Mr. Abu Rushd Md. Ruhul Amin, Senior News Editor, Bangla Vision and Ms. Shahnaz Sharmeen, 71 TV.
In the closing session Mr. AHM Bazlur Rahman, Mr. Taifur Rahman, and Dr. Shariful Alam extended a vote of thanks, emphasizing the anticipated outcome of journalists enhancing their reporting on road safety through an evidence-based approach.
The participants were Mr. Rashed Rabbi, Special Correspondent, Ajker Patrika, Mr. Mahibur Rahman Fakir, Staff Correspondent, New Age, Ms. Joysree Bhadury, Senior Reporter, Bangladesh Pratidin, Mr. Hasan Misbah, Senior Reporter, Independent TV, Mr. Fazlur Rahman, Senior Reporter, Daily Janakantha, Mr. Ziaul Hoque Sabuj, Senior Reporter, Banglavision Television, Mr. Borun Kumar Dash, Senior Reporter, Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), Mr. Md. Mehedi Hasan, Senior Reporter, Ekattor TV, Mr. Mohammad Akramul Hoque, Chief Reporter, ATN Bangla, Mr. Md. Rezaul Karim (Raza), Staff Correspondent, Bangla News24.com, Mr. Zamiul Ahsan Shipu, Senior Reporter, Daily Ittefaq, Mr. Sajjad Mahmud, Staff Reporter, Amader Somoy, Mr. Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary, Senior Reporter, The Daily Star, Mr. Md. Al Amin, Senior Reporter, Daily Sun, Mr. Nazib Faraiji, Senior Reporter, RTV, Ms. Shajeda Kalam Sweety, Special Correspondent, ATN News, Mr. Arefin Masud, Senior Reporter, BTV, Mr. Ahsan Habib Tuhin, Staff Correspondent, The Business Standard, Mr. Moidul Islam, Senior Correspondent, NTV and Mr. Md. Shariful Islam, Sub Editor, United News of Bangladesh (UNB).
It is expected that after the training journalist will improve their capacity to produce in-depth reports on Road Safety issues and the Safe System Approach and also on comprehensive Road Safety law and policy issues following the evidence-based approach.