<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br><br></p><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline"><font size="4" color="#0000ff" face="verdana, sans-serif" style="text-align:justify"><b>Bangladesh is going to </b></font></div></div><div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline"><font size="4" color="#0000ff" face="verdana, sans-serif" style="text-align:justify"><b>establish </b></font><b style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><font size="4">a National Broadcasting Commission &</font></b><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;display:inline"><font size="4"></font></div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large">formulate the National Broadcasting Act 2015 </b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"> </span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication</font></p><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">(BNNRC) selected as
a member<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline"> </div></font><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline"></div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;text-align:justify">of national committee from</span></div><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;text-align:justify">the
community media sector</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000">Government of the People’s Republic of
Bangladesh is going to establish a National Broadcasting Commission and
formulate the National Broadcasting Act 2015 in the light of National
Broadcasting Policy 2014. The objectives behind this initiative are to bring
all the media outlets into one integrated structure and to help build up an
independent, pluralistic, accountable and responsive broadcasting system in Bangladesh.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000">As part of the process Ministry of Information
has announced a </font></p><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000"></font></div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000">national committee through a gazette notification that included
38 members from broadcasting stakeholders of the country. This committee will
draft a law on the structure and procedures of National Broadcasting Commission
and the National Broadcasting Act 2015 according to the National Broadcasting
Policy 2014.</font><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000">The committee is chaired by the reputed mass
communication specialist and academician Professor Dr.Golam Rahman.He is now
acting as Pro-vice Chancellor of Daffodil International University and the Bangladesh
representative of The Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC).
The Ministry has included Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)
as a member to represent the community media sector in the committee.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000">First meeting was held on 7<sup>th</sup>
January in the conference room of the Ministry of Information at Bangladesh
secretariat. Dr.Golam Rahman chaired the meeting in which Mr. Hasanul Haque
Inu, MP, Hon’ble Minister for Ministry of Information, Mr. Golam Martuza, Hon’ble
Secretary, Ministry of Information, Mr.Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, Information Advisor to Hon’ble Prime Minister and representative from broadcasting
stakeholders attended. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000">A 7-member sub committee was formed to
formulate the structure and law related to National Broadcasting Commission and
the National Broadcasting Act 2015, where Barrister Tanjibul Haque chaired. Bangladesh
NGOs Network for radio and Communication (BNNRC) is a member of the
sub-committee.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000">The national committee will submit a draft law
on the structure and legal procedures on National Broadcasting Commission
within 60 days and a draft on National Broadcasting Act within next 90 days. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) </span><span style="font-size:13px;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:14px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">has been struggling for the last 14 years for developing <span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:transparent">National Broadcasting Commission and National Broadcasting Act in Bangladesh. </span></span><font face="verdana, sans-serif">BNNRC
actively works to improve recognition of the community electronic media sector [Community Radio | Community TV |
Community Film] & its work in and involvement with the communities
it seeks to serve. BNNRC represent
the community electronic media sector to Government, Industry, Regulatory Bodies, Media, Academia and
Development Partners from 2000. The BNNRC provides leadership and support for
rural initiators to facilitate independent electronic community broadcasting
services and to build and strengthen rural communities with support from Free Press Unlimited.</font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000">-----------------</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </span></p></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><b><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bazlu</font></b></div><div><div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">________________________</font></div><font><font color="#666666" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR</font><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#cc33cc"> </font></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><font color="#cc33cc">|</font><font color="#666666"> </font></b></span><font color="#666666" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Chief Executive Officer </font><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><font color="#cc33cc">|</font></b></span><br><font color="#666666" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)</font><br><font color="#cc33cc" face="arial narrow, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">[In Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations]</span></font><br><font color="#666666" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </font><br><font color="#666666" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">House: 13/3, Road: 2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207</font><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#cc33cc">|</font></b><font color="#666666" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> Bangladesh</font><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#cc33cc">|</font></b><br><font color="#666666" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Phone: <a href="tel:%2B88-02-9130750" value="+88029130750" target="_blank">+88-02-9130750</a>| 9101479 | Cell: <a href="tel:%2B88%2001711881647" value="+8801711881647" target="_blank">+88 01711881647</a> </font><br><font color="#666666" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Fax: <a href="tel:88-02-9138501" value="+88029138501" target="_blank">88-02-9138501</a></font><font color="#993399" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </font><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><font color="#993399">|</font></b><font color="#666666"> </font></span><font style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)">E-mail: </font><a href="mailto:ceo@bnnrc.net" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)" target="_blank">ceo@bnnrc.net</a><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#993399"> |</font></b><font color="#666666" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </font><a href="mailto:bnnrc@bd.drik.net" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)" target="_blank">bnnr</a><a href="mailto:cbd@gmail.com" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)" target="_blank">cbd@gmail.com</a><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#993399">|</font></b><font color="#666666" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </font></font></div><div><font style="color:rgb(102,102,102)" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bnnrc.net/" target="_blank">www.bnnrc.net</a></font></div><div><font color="#666666" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#666666" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><img src="http://bnnrc.net/images/bnnrc_sig.gif"><br></font><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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