Handbook on Community Radio in Bangladesh: Voices for the Voiceless of Rural People [2nd Edition]

Bangladesh Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has published an updated version of a Handbook on Community Radio: Voices for the Voiceless of Rural People with the support from Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Its purpose, according to BNNRC, is "to meet the basic needs and demands of the community radio initiators, regulators, managers, community leaders and community broadcasters in respect to setting up and operating the community radio stations successfully in Bangladesh."

According to this resource, community radio addresses critical social issues at the community level, such as poverty and social exclusion, empowers marginalised rural groups, and catalyses democratic processes in decisionmaking and ongoing development efforts. The publication serves as a resource for the Community Radio Academy that has been established by BNNRC with the view to building up capacity on community radio operation of the initiators. Under the initiatives of the academy, training workshops, round tables, seminars, etc. are being organised.

This handbook is compilation of chapters and key aspects of community radio operation mechanisms. With the help of this handbook, community radio stakeholders will have access to knowledge of technical and management skills on the function, management, procedure, prospect, sustainability, working environment, culture, socio-economic status, challenges, and difficulties of running community radio.