Community Radio - The Gift of Voice to the Voiceless in Bangladesh
Cover Story - Community Radio The Gift of Voice to the Voiceless in Bangladesh Faizul Khan Tanim writes on the potential of this essential communication tool which can bring about a social revolution The long anticipated introduction of community radio (CR) in to the social, developmental and cultural lifeblood of the country has finally kicked off. Its significance is immense compared to the niche target audiences CR addresses. According to Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), Ministry of Information (MOI) Bangladesh declared the Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and Operation Policy 2008. Under this policy, the MOI started the process of giving licenses after they received 200 applications. Then they gave security clearance to 116 of them and finally approved 14 CR stations while another 21 are awaiting approval. Dhaka, from where the phrase Digital Bangladesh was coined, is yet to have a CR station. BNNRC sources sa...