<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"><html><head><meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></head><body ><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div>Congratulations!<br></div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,<br></div><div>Hakikur<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="zmail_extra_hr" style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 0px;"><br></div><div class="zmail_extra" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true"><div><br></div><div id="Zm-_Id_-Sgn1">---- On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:17:11 +0600 <b>AHM Bazlur Rahman <ceo@bnnrc.net></b> wrote ---<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote id="blockquote_zmail" style="margin: 0px;"><div dir="ltr" class="zm_6187467127820485797_parse_8827746964498177827"><p class="x_421386194elementToProof" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:black"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt"><img width="346" height="187" style="width: 346px; height: 187px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px" src="cid:6bb9f4f5-d14f-41eb-a1f7-4667aa724457"></span></span></span></span><br></p><p class="x_421386194elementToProof" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:black"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></span></span></span></p><p class="x_421386194elementToProof" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:black"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt"><b>Dear Madam/Sir, </b></span></span></span></span><br></p><p class="x_421386194elementToProof" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:black"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt">We are thrilled to announce that the Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has officially joined the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) network
with a strong commitment to creating a healthy digital ecosystem in Bangladesh.</span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:black"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt">Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is a global network of civil society organisations whose
mission is to create a just and sustainable world by harnessing the collective power of activists, organisations, excluded groups, communities and social movements to challenge existing power structures and ensure that the internet is developed and governed
as a global public good.</span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:black"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt">Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) is an independent Civil Society Organization
(CSO) based in Dhaka, Bangladesh; since 2000, it </span></span></span><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="colour" style="color:black"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt">has been working with a focus</span></span></span></span><span class="colour" style="color:black"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt"> on
media development, </span></span></span><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="colour" style="color:black"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt">building the capacity of CSOs on digital transformation, which is both knowledge-driven and context-sensitive. It considers
the challenges and opportunities created by Bangladesh's rapidly changing media & CSOs environment in the fourth industrial revolution era.</span></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt">BNNRC is in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), accredited with
the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), SDGs Media Compact of the United Nations, and UN WSIS prize winner 2016, Champion 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2023 for media development and digital transformation.</span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt">BNNRC has been hosting the secretariat of the Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum since 2006 and the
Bangladesh Initiative for Unified Voices on Global Digital Compact and UN Summit of the Future since 2022.</span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></span></span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:black"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt"><b>Some of BNNRC’s main initiatives include:</b></span></span></span></span><br></p><ul style="text-align: justify; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; padding-left: 0px"><li style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">BNNRC has promoted the WSIS action (C1-C11) line and IGF localization process in Bangladesh for over two decades. Their efforts have positively impacted the collective voice of the multi-stakeholder and have been recognised by the UN WSIS process seven times.
BNNRC's interventions have contributed significantly to the development of media and CSOs in Bangladesh, and their commitment to promoting a healthy digital ecosystem is inspiring.<br></div></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <br></div></li><li style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">BNNRC has supported the Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (BIGF) since 2006. The BIGF is a national forum that aims to improve Internet governance in
Bangladesh. It engages civil society, government, corporate sectors, technical sectors, media, and academia to create partnerships, coalitions, and dialogues. </span><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="colour" style="color:black">The Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum has successfully established various platforms such as Bangladesh Kids IGF, Bangladesh Youth IGF, Bangladesh Women IGF, Bangladesh School of Internet Governance,
Bangladesh Parliamentarians Caucus on Internet Governance, Digital Economy & Media Development (BPCIDM), Bangladesh Law IGF, Bangladesh Teacher IGF, and Bangladesh Academic IGF.</span></span><br></div></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><br></span></div></li><li style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">BNNRC introduced training and fellowship support on Conflict-sensitive journalism, Mobile Journalism, and Journalist’s Digital Security and safety in Bangladesh, a pioneering initiative in the country.<br></div></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <br></div></li><li style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black">Empowering The Third Gender (Hijra) through Community Radio Broadcasting in Bangladesh<b>: </b> contributes that the future can be made more promising through the community radio broadcasting program, so far as government, hijra communities, development sector, private sector, NGOs, academia, community people – together put in concerted efforts for
the inclusion of hijras in the daily community life in rural Bangladesh. Most importantly, the voices of the hijra community – their ideas, aspirations, and solutions – must be heard during this process.<br></div></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black"><div style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <br></div></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">The Bangladesh Initiative for Unified Voices on Global Digital Compact & Summit of the Future 2024, under the auspices of the Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (BIGF) and Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), has been engaging stakeholders
since 2022 to sensitise and engage them about GDC and Summit of the Future 2024 and create a shared vision of Bangladesh's challenges, priorities, and way forward.<br></div></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> <br></div></li><li style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">BNNRC has demonstrated noteworthy efficacy in cultivating public discourse and sensitising stakeholders at both national and community levels on SDGs. Its primary focus has been to facilitate the localisation of SDG 16 to achieve a peaceful and inclusive society.
This endeavour aligns with the objectives of institutions that actively engage in public discourse and policy advocacy. In particular, BNNRC has prioritised amplifying the voices of youth, youth women, and members of vulnerable communities in localising SDG-16.
This approach has enhanced their participation and influence in these critical discussions through the BNNRC hyper-local method.<br></div></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"> </span><br></div></li><li style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white">BNNRC advocated for the opening of Community Radio Broadcasting in Bangladesh, leading to the Community Radio Policy 2008. Today, 20 community radio stations, in partnership with CSOs/NGOs, support about 4.5 million rural
people. Since 2009, BNNRC has trained and provided resources to about one thousand community radio broadcasters nationwide. Innovation is critical, using smart mobile phones and ICT to make community radio more interactive and inclusive. BNNRC now uses community
radio tools to facilitate open dialogue and build connections.</span><br></div></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"> </span><br></div></li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="colour" style="color:black"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt">Bangladesh is rapidly undergoing digital transformation; however, misinformation and disinformation pose a significant threat to democracy, transparency,
and security. BNNRC, supported by The Asia Foundation, has launched Youth Resilient to Misinformation: Building Local Engagement and Media Development, a two-part project aimed at making young people aware of the dangers of misinformation and how to deal with
it.</span></span></span></span><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></span></span></span><br></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color: white; text-align: justify; margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="colour" style="color:black"><span class="font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12pt">This is a significant milestone for BNNRC. We anticipate the APC membership will
provide us access to numerous resources and opportunities to collaborate with other like-minded organisations on media development and digital transformation in Bangladesh. As we re-evaluate the BNNRC's mandate, we recognize the need to rename the organisation
and establish a new vision, mission, and strategy. </span></span></span></span></span><br></p><div class="x_421386194elementToProof" style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">----------------------------------<br></div><div id="x_421386194Signature"><div style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br></div><div style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br></div><div style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br></div><p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="size" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt">Bazlu </span></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="size" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt">____ </span></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="size" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt">AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR | Chief Executive Officer | </span></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="size" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(237, 92, 87)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Cambria, Georgia, serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:9pt"><b>MSS in Government & Politics, Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) </b></span></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="size" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt">Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication </span></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="size" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(91, 155, 213)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Cambria, Georgia, serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt">[In Consultative Status with the ECOSOC, Associated with the Department </span></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="size" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(91, 155, 213)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Cambria, Georgia, serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt">of Global Communications</span></span></span><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Cambria, Georgia, serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt"> </span></span></span><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(81, 167, 249)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Cambria, Georgia, serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt">of
the United Nations & Observer Organization </span></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="size" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(81, 167, 249)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Cambria, Georgia, serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt">with the UNFCCC] </span></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="size" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Cambria, Georgia, serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt"> </span></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="size" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Cambria, Georgia, serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt">Policy Research Fellow, </span></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="size" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(91, 155, 213)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Cambria, Georgia, serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt">Shaping the Future of Media, Entertainment & Society in the Era </span></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="size" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(91, 155, 213)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Cambria, Georgia, serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt">of the Fourth Industrial Revolution</span></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="size" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(91, 155, 213)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt"> </span></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="size" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt">House: 9/4 Road: 2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207| Bangladesh| </span></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="size" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(81, 167, 249)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Cambria, Georgia, serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt">Phone: +8801711881647 | +88 02 48116262 | +88 02 48119374 </span></span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:white"><span class="size" style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(81, 167, 249)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Cambria, Georgia, serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt">E-Mail: <a href="mailto:ceo@bnnrc.net" class="x_421386194ContentPasted0" style="color: rgb(81, 167, 249); margin: 0px" target="_blank"> ceo@bnnrc.net</a> | <a href="mailto:bnnrcbd@gmail.com" class="x_421386194ContentPasted0" style="color: rgb(81, 167, 249); margin: 0px" target="_blank"> bnnrcbd@gmail.com</a></span></span></span><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(91, 155, 213)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:bnnrcbd@gmail.com" class="x_421386194ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px" target="_blank"></a></span></span></span><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(81, 167, 249)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Cambria, Georgia, serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:10pt"> | <a href="http://www.bnnrc.net/" class="x_421386194ContentPasted0" style="color: rgb(81, 167, 249); margin: 0px" target="_blank"> http://www.bnnrc.net</a> </span></span></span></span></span><br></p><div style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br></div><img width="441" height="88" style="width: 441px; height: 88px" src="cid:4ccf3128-066c-4ddf-bd53-c4729cee949c"></div></div></blockquote></div></div><br></body></html>