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Role of Community Radio in

Right to Informationat Rural Areas

AHM Bazlur Rahman

Chief Executive Officer 

Bangladesh NGOs Network for

Radio and Communication

ceo@bnnr c.net

www.bnnr c.net

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HumanNeedsandRights

KnowledgeSocieties

Plur alism

HumanNeedsandRightsHumanNeedsandRights

KnowledgeSocietiesKnowledgeSocieties

Plur alism

Plur alism

Knowledge

Cr eation DisseminationUtilizationPr eservation

Knowledge Knowledge Knowledge

Role of Community

Radio inEstablishingKnowledge

Society throughRight to

Information atRural Areas

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Community Radio Approval Process so far

- Movement Started 1998

- Community Radio Policy 2008

- First Phase: 22 April 2010 : 14

[Approved by Ministry of Information]- Security Clearance --------- 15[Ministry of Home ]

- 2nd Phase: 2013--------------:by- 3rd Phase: 2015-------------:by

- 4th Phase 2021-------------:by

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Election Manifesto of Bangladesh

Awami League

A Charter for Change:

19.1 The freedom of all types of 

mass media and flow of information will be ensured.

Initiatives will be taken for

Community Radio Services,

besides national radio

network

page: 15

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National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction-2 FY 2009-

11(PRS) In the light Election Manifesto of A Charter for Change

Step Towards Change:

Promoting Good

GovernanceChapter:

Access to information

and Awareness building

at the grass root levelthrough

Community Radio

-Ministry of Information

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Digital Bangladesh Process

Digital Bangladesh Concept Note:

Prime Ministers Office

Community radio can emerge as another channel of communication for the poor and the marginalized. If  peoples participation in programming and management can be ensured, community radio can be a sustainable

 platform for people-to-people communication and  problem solving

CON N E C T IN G T H E C I T I Z E N S

Chapter. Page 8

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Community Radio in RTI Promotion

as last mile solution

Attractive :most rural people enjoy listening to radio

Available:

educational radio program are relatively cheapto produce and to transmit

Accessible:most people, even in the poorest rural areas,

have access to radio receivers and a source

of power

Affordable: educational radio program

are relatively cheap to produce and to transmit

Ref: COL

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Major Content of Community Radio

EDU+Info+Tainment

Education

Information

Entertainment

Development Motivation

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RTI Program in Community Radio

Radio talks

Interviews

Panel discussions

Documentaries and features

Radio drama

Music and song

Magazine program

Community Dialogue

Life long related education Other

RTI monitoring

Ref: COL

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RTI through Community Radio:

Possible role of Information Commission and

Community Radio Initiators

Skills for effectiveness

Fruitful partnerships

Collaborative planning Developing program

Developing support

materials Listening groups

Using the network

Promotion, publicity and feedback

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Role of Community Radio Academy

Capacity Building Research and Development

Technical Cooperation

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