The document discusses the history and evolution of community radio around the world from the experimental period in the 1900s-1940s to the current resurgence period from the 1990s to today. It then focuses on community radio in Bangladesh, highlighting strategies for women's empowerment, child development, and an inclusion strategy. Finally, it outlines requirements for community radio broadcasting to build a sustainable society, including focusing on capabilities, re-skilling broadcasters, using social media and websites, and using new formats and technologies like mobile journalism, infographics, and emerging technologies.

1. Global Scenario &
Bangladesh
Situation of
Community
Radio
AHM BAZLUR RAHMAN
CEO |BNNRC|
WWW.BNNRC.NET
Content Development Workshop for
Community Radio Broadcasters
Bangladesh Betar
27 June, 2021

2. Community Radio Broadcasting Around the World

3. Periods in the Evolution of Community Radio

4. Experimental period of community radio
(1900s–1940s).

5. Wildfire period of community radio (1950s–1960s)

6. Solidarity period of
community radio
(1970s–1980s)

7. Resurgence period of community radio
(1990s–today)

8. Community
Radio in
Bangladesh

9. অষ্টম পঞ্চবার্ষিক
পর্িকল্পনাি
মমাড়ক
উম্মাচন
February 16

10. The framework for women’s empowerment and gender equality
comprises of 5 areas of strategic objectives:
1. Improve women’s human capabilities
2. Increase women’s economic participation and benefits
3. Enhance women’s voice and remove constraints on
women’s agency
4. Enhance/strengthen enabling environment for achieving
gender equality
5. Enhance Mother and child benefit program

11. Inclusion Strategy for Child Development
Child health
Food and nutrition:
Child education
Access to water and sanitation:
Child empowerment:
Child protection
Birth registration and child marriage:
Child labour
Child abuse

12. Community Radio Broadcasting for a Sustainable Society
Requires:
Focus on enhanced capabilities of Broadcasters & Stakeholders for exercising new normal
(Traditional & New )
Re-skilling, Up-skilling & De-skilling | Interface with Social Media & Building a dedicated Dynamic website
[Up: is improving the skills | Re: is “the process of learning new skills so you can do a different job, De is the process by which
skilled manpower within an industry or economy is eliminated by the introduction of technologies
How can we maximize the benefits of digital technology but avoid all potential risks inline with Programs , News
production, broadcasting, management and Listeners mobilization.
Accelerate of ICT applications for benefitting community people in all aspects of life
Use of ICT applications: e-government, e-business, e-learning, e-health, e-employment, e-environment and
e-agriculture

13. Program should be given on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM)
with the participation of the listeners through multi-generation reach and multi-media
presence
Effective public access to reliable and timely information through Radio stations for
countering Misinformation, Disinformation and Mal-information and keeping lives &
livelihood easy
Rethinking new Radio Format and Introducing Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) / Fact
checking & verification
Introducing Mobile Journalism and Infographics/Emerging Technologies/ New Format
Develop a new strategy inline with new context