BNNRC reports that "about 400 Government and non-government development organizations took application forms from the Ministry of Information for the permission of setting up community radio for the development of the rural and marginalized people in Bangladesh. 178 applications have been submitted by the last date 30 April." <a href="http://www.bnnrc.net/resouces/CR%20Bangladesh.pdf">http://www.bnnrc.net/resouces/CR%20Bangladesh.pdf</a><br>
<br>A <b>Community Radio National Helpdesk</b> has been set up in Dhaka, at the BNNRC Sectt, which offers the following assistance and services to potential CR broadcasters:<br><br>a. Help Desk for the Community Radio Enthusiast; Budget and Planning;<br>
b. Assisting in filling up the form and following up with the concerned Department, Ministries and Commissions in this regard;<br>c. Technical guidance for Studio setup, broadcasting equipments;<br>d. Assist in acquiring relevant software;<br>
e. Baseline studies and need analysis;<br>f. Monitoring and Evaluation;<br>g. Capacity Building including training on radio content production, editing and presentation;<br>h. Transmission management;<br>i. Library and Archives;<br>
j. Feedback;<br>k. Identify partners and funding agencies.<br><br>Contact Address<br>House 13/1, Road 2, Shamoli, Dhaka 1207.<br>Tel: +88 02 9130750, 9138501, Fax: 9138501 (Ext.-105)<br>Email: <a href="mailto:ceo@bnnrc.net">ceo@bnnrc.net</a>, Web: <a href="http://www.bnnrc.net">www.bnnrc.net</a><br>
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