Bangladesh: Government’s Must
Include Community Radios
As part of its vision for Digital Bangladesh, the Government of Bangladesh has
committed to issuing licenses for community radio stations.
Yeafesh Osman, Minister for Science and Information and Communication
Technology (ICT), said: “I can assure you that the government will be issuing
licenses for community radio soon. This will be a major step towards achieving the
government’s vision for a Digital Bangladesh.” Osman was speaking during an
interview with a community radio station broadcasting from an ARTICLE 19 and
partner BNNRC exhibition stall at the World Telecommunication and Information
Society Day event, held in Chittagong on 16-17 May.
As part of this event, ARTICLE 19 and partner organisation Bangladesh NGOs
Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) promoted the theme of community
radio and access to information through an exhibition stall and fully-fledged
community radio station, broadcasting on FM.
The two-day event was organised by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory
Commission (BTRC) and comprised a national seminar on “Digital Bangladesh” and
“Vision 2021”, as well as an ICT exhibition displaying different information and
communication innovations. With over 20 stalls, various ICT-based organisations
took part in the event, including those promoting software, call-centres, internet
services, telecommunication infrastructure services, video conferencing, mobile
telecommunication services, vehicle tracking and community radio.
There was significant interest in the ARTICLE 19/BNNRC stall and visitors included
Minister Osman, BTRC Chairperson Brigadier General (Retired) Zia Ahmed and
Member of Parliament Akram Hossain Chowdhury.
“In a country like Bangladesh, low-cost tools and information technologies such as
community radio will usher in a new era in promoting the right to information,” said
Tahmina Rahman, ARTICLE 19 Bangladesh Country Director, in a live radio
interview. “I hope the Government will take the necessary steps for speeding up the
approval of licenses allowing for the first time, fully functional community radio
stations in Bangladesh.” click here more
Include Community Radios
As part of its vision for Digital Bangladesh, the Government of Bangladesh has
committed to issuing licenses for community radio stations.
Yeafesh Osman, Minister for Science and Information and Communication
Technology (ICT), said: “I can assure you that the government will be issuing
licenses for community radio soon. This will be a major step towards achieving the
government’s vision for a Digital Bangladesh.” Osman was speaking during an
interview with a community radio station broadcasting from an ARTICLE 19 and
partner BNNRC exhibition stall at the World Telecommunication and Information
Society Day event, held in Chittagong on 16-17 May.
As part of this event, ARTICLE 19 and partner organisation Bangladesh NGOs
Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) promoted the theme of community
radio and access to information through an exhibition stall and fully-fledged
community radio station, broadcasting on FM.
The two-day event was organised by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory
Commission (BTRC) and comprised a national seminar on “Digital Bangladesh” and
“Vision 2021”, as well as an ICT exhibition displaying different information and
communication innovations. With over 20 stalls, various ICT-based organisations
took part in the event, including those promoting software, call-centres, internet
services, telecommunication infrastructure services, video conferencing, mobile
telecommunication services, vehicle tracking and community radio.
There was significant interest in the ARTICLE 19/BNNRC stall and visitors included
Minister Osman, BTRC Chairperson Brigadier General (Retired) Zia Ahmed and
Member of Parliament Akram Hossain Chowdhury.
“In a country like Bangladesh, low-cost tools and information technologies such as
community radio will usher in a new era in promoting the right to information,” said
Tahmina Rahman, ARTICLE 19 Bangladesh Country Director, in a live radio
interview. “I hope the Government will take the necessary steps for speeding up the
approval of licenses allowing for the first time, fully functional community radio
stations in Bangladesh.” click here more
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