AHM Bazlur Rahman-S21BR Chief Executive Officer Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication [email protected]
May 06, 2015
AHM Bazlur Rahman-S21BRChief Executive Officer
Bangladesh NGOs Network forRadio and Communication
State of Radio Broadcasting
in Bangladesh
Public Service BroadcastingBangladesh Betar/Radio
12 Regional MW and 27 FM
300 H program
Commercial Broadcasting
12 FM Stations total 25
Community Broadcasting14 Stations + 2 Newly Approved
120 H Program
International Broadcasting
BBC, NHK, CRI & VOA
Internet Radio
Campus Radio
Human Needs and Rights
Knowledge Societies
Pluralism
Human Needs and RightsHuman Needs and Rights
Knowledge SocietiesKnowledge Societies
PluralismPluralism
Knowledge
Creation Dissemination UtilizationPreservation
Knowledge Knowledge Knowledge
Mission of Community Mediain Bangladesh
Straggle for Community Radio
Movement Started from 1998
Community Radio Policy by Ministry of Information 2008
14 Community Radio Approved by Ministry of Information 2010Community Radio on-airfrom 2011
Community Radio Strategy 2011by Ministry of Information
Again,125 Initiators applied for CR17 September, 2013
Primary selection for Security 5124 October, 2013
Picture: Curtsey – Internet /Face book
Picture: Curtsey – Internet/Face book
Picture: Curtsey – Internet/Face book
Why Community Broadcasting
Current trends of Information SocietyThe reality, if current trends continue, might be very different, the dream might become a nightmare
1. The fruits of human creativity – from academia to media, from indigenous medicines to music- are being privatized, ownership concentrated into the hands of a few, and access restricted to those who can pay ;
2. The airwaves, for radio, television and telecommunications, are being sliced up and sold to the highest bidder ;
3. The internet, once a promising new public sphere, is increasingly commercialized and controlled ;
4. The media, controlled by the MNCs, sell consumerism to people, and people to advertisers, and now media machines is very much aggressive!
A frame Work for Action
Global Drivers:- UN World Summit on the
Information Society
(UN WSIS) 2003 & 2005- UN Convention on the Rights
of the Child UN MDGs- UN Convention Against
Corruption- UNCAC- UN FCCC
National drivers- Right to Information law 2009
of Ministry of Information- ICT Policy 2009 of Ministry
of Science and ICT- 6th Five Years Plan of Ministry
of Planning and Finance 2012
Collaboration and Policy support
Approaches to Sustainability& ChallengePolicy level :Community Radio Policy 2008National Strategy on CR Policy 2011
Institutional Level:Advisory CommitteeMonitoring CommitteeBy-Laws/ HR & Financial Policy
Social Level: Management Committee In line with Community ownership & Control & Community EngagementIn line with program
Financial Sustainability :A non-profit business ModelCR Trust Fund DevelopmentAdvertisement PolicyPartnership with Local Government
Major Challenge:- Community Mobilization- Regular Operation- Skills for Staff
Program & Community Broadcasters
Total Hours : 120 Hours
Total Community Broadcaster
Youth: 284
Youth- Women 252
Future Plan for Community Radio- On-going 2013, 14 Operational CR + 2- By 2014 at-least 60 CR Station- By 2021 300 CR Stations
Community Radio in DRR
As part of addressing the risk of Cyclone Mahasen,
Six Community Radio Stations in coastal region of Bangladesh have broadcasted 514 hours program for 5 days continuously from May 11 to May16.
Community Radio Nalta 99.2 (Satkhira),
Community Radio Sundarban 99.2(Koyra, Khulna), Community Radio Lokobetar 99.2 (Barguna Sadar), Community Rural Radio Krishi Radio 98.8 (Amtali,Barguna),
Community Radio Naf 99.2 (Cox’s bazar,Tekhnaf) and Radio Sagargiri 99.2 (Sitakunda, Chittagong)
A total of 391 staffs and volunteers and
more than 20,000 listeners’ club members were involved constantly in disseminating disaster preparedness message and information to the local community.
The community radio stations broadcasted latest weather bulletin and other govt. directives after every 15-30 minutes. The radio staffs and volunteers produced and broadcasted different types of programs in different formats (like news, magazine, talkshow, discussion etc.) regarding pre, during and post-disaster measures.
The directives from Deputy Commissioner (DC) and Upa Zila Nirbahi Officer(UNO), interview of experienced Red Cross officials have been broadcasted.
Interviews and directives regarding early preparedness measures regarding utilization of Cyclone shelter, crop harvesting and preservation by local elected representatives like UP Chairman, Mayor, Female vice chairman and members of upazila parishads, Deputy Director of Cyclone Preparedness Committee, Agriculture officer and health officer have been broadcasted.
Interviews [on disaster preparedness] of local journalists, trained and experienced development activists were broadcasted. people who took shelter in the center also talked on community radio so that the others feel inspired to come to the shelter.
Public Service Announcement (PSA) was broadcasted by quoting bulletin of National Broadcasting Authority. Analysis and views have been broadcasted basing on the news published on national and international mass media, Members of Listeners clubs sent early warning by Mobile messages for non-covered radio region.