Habibullah Mizan
The caretaker government is likely to allow the much-demanded community radio stations to operate to increase people’s participation in the devolvement process of the country.
To this effect the Government will give permission for launching of some community radio stations on pilot project basis and will consider granting those full-fledged licences on the basis of its findings.
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) in association with different organisations and civil society groups had been negotiating with the government for a long time to open up community radio stations in Bangladesh. [Read more]