<font face="Verdana"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;font-size:small;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:13.5pt"><font color="#cc33cc">Bangladesh Consultation on </font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;font-size:small;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:13.5pt"><font color="#cc33cc">7<sup>th</sup> IGF, WSIS+10 &
Broadband Targets for 2015 of Broadband Commission</font></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;text-align:justify">A Multi-Stakeholders
'Consultation on 7th Internet Governance Forum(IGF) , World Summit on the
Information Society Forum 2012 (WSIS+10)
& Broadband Commission for Digital Development’s broad Band action plan was
organized at Conference Room of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory
Commission (BTRC) on 7th May 2012 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;text-align:justify"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;text-align:justify">The consultation was jointly
organized by Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio & Communication (BNNRC),
Monthly Computer Jagat and Angkur ICT Development Foundation in Collaboration
with Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;text-align:justify">Mr. Hasnul Haque Inu, MP, Chairman,
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Post & Tele Communication
joined as the Chief Guest, while Major General Zia Ahmed,PSC (Rtd.) Chairman, Bangladesh
Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) participated as the Special Guest of the
meeting. Dr.Akram Hossain Chowdhury, MP and
Chairman, Center for E-Parliament Research moderated the program. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;text-align:justify"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;text-align:justify">In his speech as Chief Guest
Mr.Hasanul Haq Inu, MP told that this consultation would contribute and play
important role on the eve of 7<sup>th</sup> Internet Governance Forum.We need
to review now our achievement in Digital Bangladesh. We need to revise some of
the policy aspects in relevance to Digital progress. I personally believe that
access to broadband internet is our constitutional right. He claimed to exempt
15% VAT on internet and demanded zero-taxation on all other ICT equipment.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;text-align:justify"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;text-align:justify">Maj. General (Rtd.) Zia Ahmed, PSC told that the profits of lowering the price
of Internet Bandwidth yet not reached to common people .If we could ensure this
scope to the common people ,it would accelerate the implementation of Digital
Bangladesh vision. We are working to cover the wider community in future
Bangladesh.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;text-align:justify"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;text-align:justify">At the outset of the
consultation, Mr.AHM Bazlur Rahman, Chief Executive Officer of Bangladesh NGOs
Network for Radio & Communication (BNNRC) welcomed all the participants and
invited opinion and recommendations from
them. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;text-align:justify"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;text-align:justify">Two presentations were made
dealing with WSIS Goals and broadband issues, by Reza Salim, Director, Amader
Gram ICT for Development Project and Lieutenant Colonel Md.Rakibul Hasan, Director
(Systems & Services) of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:small;text-align:justify">Among others Md.Faizullah Khan, President
, Bangladesh Computer Somity(BCS) , Shamim Ahsan, Ex-vice president of BASIS, S
M Altaf Hossain, Managing Director of DRIK-ICT, Ms. Nazneen Nahar, Editor, Monthly
Techworld Bangladesh also took part in the consultation by putting forward their valuable opinion and comments .</p></div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small">
<font face="Verdana">Bazlu</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="Verdana">_______________________</font></div>AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR<br>Chief Executive Officer<br>Bangladesh NGOs Network
for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)<br><font size="1">[NGO in Special Consultative Status with
the UN Economic and Social Council]</font><br>& <br>Head, Community Radio Academy
<br> <br>House: 13/1, Road: 2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207 Bangladesh<br>Phone:
+88-02-9130750, +88-02-9138501, Cell: +88 01711881647 <br>Fax:
88-02-9138501-105, </font><div><font face="Verdana">E-mail: </font><font color="#3366ff"><a href="mailto:ceo@bnnrc.net" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana">ceo@bnnrc.net</font></a><font face="Verdana">,
</font><font face="Verdana"><a href="mailto:bnnrc@bd.drik.net" target="_blank">bnnr</a><a href="mailto:cbd@gmail.com" target="_blank">cbd@gmail.com</a> </font><font face="Verdana" color="#3366ff"><a href="http://www.bnnrc.net/" target="_blank">www.bnnrc.net</a></font></font></div>
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