Bangladeshi media enjoys freedom. There is no censorship or restriction from Government or no pressure from power structure. But, interestingly, chief executives of the media are always feeling an ‘invisible pressure’ from the owner, mostly of them are industrialist, in case of Bangladesh. This type of pressure is increasing day by day. One can call it ‘self censorship’.
In any commercial media, you will never find anything against the business house, especially, against the owner, though there is news-value. Experts believe, if the trend will continue then Bangladeshi people will face a tremendous information crisis and a chaotic system will arise, which will bring more complexity in the existing information delivery system.

In this context, what could be the solution? Some believes that a strong community media can play as a balancing role between the public and commercial media tier. To accomplish this we need to enact our draft National Broadcasting Act 2003.

Climate change is one of the biggest risks facing society. Its impact on development and development investment may be the single most important factor that undermines poverty reduction strategies. Development activities are particularly vulnerable because they are usually long term and aimed at helping populations that are already exposed to greater relative risks because of their existing socio-economic conditions– extreme poverty, food and water insecurity, disease. The impact of climate is unlikely to be incremental; more likely are changes in the character of existing natural hazards– storm surges, floods, droughts and other extreme meteorological events. These risks must be understood and factored into development.

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An article on Community Radio from AHM Abdul Hai, Consultant of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC),published in national newspaper "The Daily Star."

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World Summit on the Information Society Plan of Action in Bangla Version Full publication at >>

VAW, or violence against women, means any act that results in harm and disproportionately affects women. The root cause of VAW lies in unequal power relations between men and women in almost all facets of life. Some examples of VAW include domestic violence, rape and sexual harassment.
The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women defines VAW as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or private life”.
VAW was recognised as a violation of fundamental human rights in 1993, less than two decades ago, officially through the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women by the United Nations General Assembly. Women’s movements across the world are continuously bringing to light new dimensions and different forms of VAW

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Even in the 21st century with its ICT revolution and global communication and advanced technologies, radio hav not only survived but also is expanding and wedening its reach.In Bangladesh the scenario is no different in this regard as is evidenced by radio's unique and distinctive capacity as the cheapest and most versatile medium to reach the remote parts of the country.Its reception is dependent neither on electricity nor on other costly energy sources.It does not require costly receiving equipment either.A radio is mobile and physically more robust then other equipment of communication.

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Right to Information Information is the key to Participating your Democracy.Democracy means partcipating in your governance processes and actions.You should have guaranteed access to information held by Government bodies.Although you may have heard a number of terms used, for example 'freedom of information','access to information',or 'the right to know individuals.

This information is public resource that can benefit everyone, but getting hold of it can sometimes be very difficult.Governments often prefer to keep the information they hold a secret - this is not how it should be.

Many Countries across the world have agreed that everybody has a human right to access information from their government and other public bodies about their activities and the money they are spending.



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To Reduce Digital Village & Knowledge Divide, Rural Knowledge Cenre in Bangla Version

BNNRC published a workshop report on Information & Communication Technology for Development on Bangla version.Full publication at >>

BNNRC published a newsletter on "Community Radio for Poverty Reduction" on Bangla Version.For Details please click here>>
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As the global emergent of information society, Bangladesh is very much related to the process. The civil society organizations, the NGOs and the government are following the process and preparing for it. The reality is that new system of technology is producing divides in the society. And in this context we need to be prepared to face the challenges of technology. That is we believe there must be the access of people to information and technology. We are working because information society can reduce the gap already created and build a community who are within the access for upholding public interest. And Bangladesh is actively participating in the WSIS process and trying to create an enabling environment facilitating access to information communication technology and for building knowledge society.

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Radio is a powerful media in Bangladesh. It can reach people who live in areas with no phones and no electricity. Radio reaches people who can't read or write. It can be a main venue to distribute information, discuss issues and define our culture. Community radio is a concept that uses this powerful media and brings it to the people. It focuses on the use of appropriate communication and information tools to support decision-making and encourage dialogue between citizens and public authorities thereby enhancing democratic governance. Bangladesh, most importantly the rural communities in Bangladesh, can be benefited from such a media.

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BNNRC (Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication) was established in April 2000, with the membership of nine prominent coastal NGOs, registered under the trustee act. It has four objectives, (BNNRC Background Paper, June 2001) these are undertaking strategic activities in considering the communication technologies as basic rights not as privilege; promoting amateur radio, community radio and television, radio listeners club, internet facilities, renewable energies in coastal areas; establishing link with others and all actors within the county and abroad; finally to promote positive images of the survival strategies of coastal poor of Bangladesh. Taking this in view here in brief the experiences have gained by the organization is being described.

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