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Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Community represents the
community media sector to government, industry, regulatory bodies,
media and development partners. Community media are widely
recognized by governments, international development agencies, and
civil society organizations alike as key agents of participatory
development. Their reach and practices are a unique way of reaching
and involving people. This is particularly true of community radio,
the most prevalent of all community media, which is a vital
alternative both to state owned and commercial private radio.
Community radios affordability and reach make it a powerful agent
of social change.The Ministry of Information Government of Peoples
Republic of Bangladesh has declared Community Radio Installation,
Broadcast and Operation Policy 2008, which was the citizens
expectation since the year 1998. Accordingly, Ministry of
Information has approved 32 Community Radio Stations.Now 15
Community Radio Stations are on-air in the country, aiming to
ensure empowerment and right to information for the rural
community. They are broadcasting altogether 125 hours program per
day on information, education, local entertainment and development
motivation activities. Around 1,000 Youth Women & Youth are now
working with those stations throughout the country as rural
broadcastersThese programs are quite supportive to the activities
reflected in 6th 5-year plan of Government of Bangladesh, UN World
Summit on the Information Society (UN WSIS) Action Plan, and UN
Millennium Development Goals (UN MDGs) and UN Convention Against
Corruption (UN CAC)
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication established
the Community Media News Agency (CMNA), Community Media Academy
(CMA) and Monthly Community Media to share development news &
building capacity for the Community Media sector in Bangladesh. The
Community Radios are becoming an active ground for organizing
dialogues at rural level. These dialogues will help the rural mass
to find out their own voice and ensure leverage their free opinion
in respect of social, economic, political, cultural and
environmental issuesIn this opportunity, we would like to express
our sincere gratitude to our Government, Development Partners,
Academia, Researchers, Media, CSOs and Initiators taking interest
on issue of community broadcasting for development in Bangladesh.
We invite you to join in our STRUGGLE! We hope you are - or will
become one of our future partners for promoting community
broadcasting in Bangladesh.
a. Community Radio has created scope for the poor and
marginalized community to raise their own voice; it becomes the
voice for the voiceless. This neo-media outlets opened scope to
establish their rights of Information and communication in social,
political, cultural and environmental arena.
b. Scope widened for poverty reduction and sustainable
development because of the rights to raise voice of the community
and accessibility to knowledge and information.
c. Scope opened for exchange of dialogue between local elected
representatives, govt. and NGO professionals for the sake of
establishing good governance.
d. Direct linkage established between the community and the main
sectors reflected in MDGs and 6th 5-year plan.
e. Scope created for Social debate, inclusion and preservation
of cultural diversity by ensuring the inclusion of the marginalized
community.
f. Community Radio is now able to play more active role in
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) due to establishment of effective
linkage between the govt. departments and local/rural
community.
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Community media: Voices to be heardVoices of the rural people in
Bangladesh
Centre forCommunicationand Development(CCD Bangladesh)
Station ManagerRadio Padma 99.2 fm
Holding # 418/1Monafer Morh, Rajshahi-6204
Tel : 0721 751001Cell: 01712 617029
Email : [email protected]@yahoo.com
[email protected]
Station In-chargeRadio Nalta 99.2 fm
Vill: Nalta, Upazilla: KaliganjDist: SatkhiraCell: 01713
90278301743 108992 (Common)Email:
[email protected]@naltahospital.org.bd
Nalta Hospital &Community Health
Foundation (NHCHF)
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Development news
Total listeners
Type of listeners
Broadcasting Coverage Area
Rural broadcasters
Development Advertisement
22 July 2011Hour: 19 Time: 09 am to 04 am
Life and Livelihood Education Primary Health Care Right Based
Program Indigenous Knowledge Youth, Child and Women Issues Job
Information Local Development Information Knowledge Based
Information Right to Information Promotion of Local Culture and
Entertainment ICT4D Local News and Information Freedom Fight issues
of Bangladesh Special day Observation Law Beauty & HealthTotal:
65 min0.5 Million/5 LacDay Labor, Women, Student, Journalist,
Cultural Activist , Small Business man, Teacher, Rickshaw puller
Adolescent etc.Rajshahi Dist: Rajshahi City Corporation Area, Paba,
Tanore, Mahanpur, Puthia, Godagari, Durgapur, Bagmara,
Charghat.
Women: 35 Men: 25 Total: 60
Total: 90 min.
On air date
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Type of Program/ Content
Development news
Total listeners
Type of listeners
Broadcasting Coverage Area
Rural broadcasters
Development Advertisement
13 July 2011
Hour: 09, Time: 9 am to 11 am 2 pm to 5 pm and 8 pm to 12 am
Primary Health Care Agriculture Climate Change/ Disaster Risk
Reduction Local Entertainment and promotion of Local Culture Right
Based program Development Motivation Life and Livelihood Religious
Information Local Government Right to Information Against
Traficking Special day Observation Youth, Child and Women issues
Freedom Fight Issues of Bangladesh Local Development news and
information. 1 hour, 3 times in a day, 15 min+15 min+30 min.
6 lac/0.60 million Farmer, Ethnic Community, Day Labor,
Fisherman, Night Guard of Shrimp Culture Center, Rickshaw Puller,
Women, Students, Teachers, Small Businessman, Ethnic community etc.
Shatkhira Dist: Sathkhira Sadar, Tala, Shayamnagor, Kaligonj,
Ashasuni, Debhata.
Women: 27 Men: 25 Total: 52
Total: 4 min
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Station ManagerLokobetar 99.2 fm
99, Sadar Road West Barguna, Barguna.
Tel : 0448 62688Cell: 01716 327151
Email: [email protected]@gmail.com
[email protected] Media Centre (MMC)
Sr. Station ManagerRadio Pollikontho 99.2 fm
Matar Kapon, MoulvibazarTel: 0861 63760/0861 64121Cell: 01711
985510, 01930 874518Email:
[email protected]@[email protected]@brac.net,
[email protected]
On air date
Broadcasting hour and time
Type of Program/ Content
Development news
Total listeners
Type of listeners
Broadcasting Coverage Area
Rural broadcasters
Development Advertisement
27 May 2011
Hour: 6. Time: 3 pm to 9 pm
Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Education Agriculture
Right to Information Market prize Information Issue Based
Development Information Issue Based Awareness Local Entertainment
Right Based Program Special Day Observation Gender Equity and Women
Empowerment Women and Child Rights Local Government Science &
Technology Career Opportunity Development News. Each 15 min: 6
times, total 90 min.4 lac 50 thousandFisherman, Boatman, Student,
Women, Rickshaw Puller, Farmer, Journalist, NGO worker, Youth
group, Government oficials, Day Labor etc.Barguna Dist: Barguna
Sadar, Bamna, Betagi, Patharghata, Amtoli, Taltoli. Patuakhali
Dist: Mirjaganj, Kalapara, Patuakhali Sadar, Galachipa. Jhalokathi
Dist: Rajapur, Kathalia, Nalcity, Jhalokathi Sadar, Pirojpur Dist:
Mathbaria, Bhandaria, Bagerhat Dist: Morolganj, Barisal District:
Bakerganj
Women: 25 Men: 20 Total: 45
Total: 4 min.
On air date
Broadcasting hour and time
Type of Program/ Content
Development news
Total listeners
Type of listeners
Broadcasting Coverage Area
Rural broadcasters
Development Advertisement
25 October 2011Hour: 12, Time: 9 am to 9 pm
Primary Health Care Agriculture Right Based Program Local
Entertainment Development and Knowledge Based Information Local
Government Issue Local Talent search and presentation Market Price
information Special day observation Education English language
Course Program Healthy Cooking Street Show (issue based)
Reproductive Health Personal Life Success Story Sr. Citizen Issues
Indigenous People Issue ICT4D Literature.
20 min/each 10 min, 2 times in a day.
4 lacFarmer, Women, House wife, Student, Girl, Tea garden Labor,
Day labor, Agriculture land owner, Youth group, Small Business man,
Rickshaw puller, Journalist, Government oficial, Local Government
representatives, Child etc.Moulvibazar Dist: Moulvibazar Sadar,
Rajganj, Kamalganj, Srimongal.Women: 15 Men: 13 Total: 28
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Community media: Voices to be heardVoices of the rural people in
Bangladesh
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Station ManagerRadio Sagar Giri 99.2 fm
YPSA Human Resourse Development CenterSitakund, Chittagong
Tel: 03028 56240Cell: 01712 021097
[email protected]@gmail.com
[email protected]
Young Power inSocial Action (YPSA)
Station ManagerRadio Mahananda 98.8
BelepukurChapai Nawabgonj-6300Tel: 0781 52075Cell: 01713 248557,
01712 479980Email : [email protected]@proyas.org,
[email protected]
Proyas ManobikUnnayan Society (Proyas MUS)
23 November 2011
Hour: 5, Time: 3 pm to 8 pm
Primary Health Care Agriculture Disable Issue Local
Entertainment Climate Change Issue and Disaster risk reduction Live
and livelihood Development Motivation Local government Issue
Special day observation Women and child Issue Education Arsenic
Disease English language Bio-diversity Weather News.
5 min.2 lac 62 thousand.Student, Farmer, Women, Local Government
representatives, Day labor, Rickshaw puller, Small Businessman,
Disable people, guardian, Teacher, Fisherman, Tribal Community
etc.Chittagong Dist: Shitakunda, Mirsarai, Sandwip.
Women: 07 Men: 13 Total: 20
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Type of Program/ Content
Development news
Total listeners
Type of listeners
Broadcasting Coverage Area
Rural broadcasters
Development Advertisement
On air date
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Type of Program/ Content
Development news
Total listeners
Type of listeners
Broadcasting Coverage Area
Rural broadcasters
Development Advertisement
29 October 2011
Hour: 10, Time: 3 pm to 1 am.
Education Infotainment Against Traficking Local Government Issue
Local news ICT4D Agriculture Local Heritage/Tourism Live &
Livelihood Local indigenous people issue and culture Special day
observation Primary Health care Local Entertainment and promotion
of Local culture Local development information Right Based program,
NGO News Knowledge based information Youth, Child and Women issues.
12 min: each, 4 times in a day, total: 48 min4.5 lacFarmer,
Student, Day labor, Rickshaw puller, Women, Ethnic Community,
Government oficials, Local government representatives, Youth group,
Child, Social activist, small businessman etc. Chapi Nawabgonj
Dist: Chapi Nawabgonj, Gomostapur, Shibgonj, Bholahat, Nachol,
Rajshahi Dist: Godagari, Tanor, Nogaon Dist: Niamatpur
Women: 29 Men: 45 Total: 74
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Community media: Voices to be heardVoices of the rural people in
Bangladesh
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Station In-chargeRadio Mukti 99.2 fm
305/1, Jerin Tower (1st Floor)Kanuchgari
Sherpur Road, BograCell: 01738 717262
01911 388947(CEO)Email: [email protected]
[email protected] byASBL International
Station In-chargeRadio Chilmari 99.2 fm
Mistrypara, P.O: RamnaRDRS Chilmari, KurigramTel : 0582
456333Cell: 01719 464981 Email:
[email protected]@[email protected],
[email protected] Bangladesh
On air date
Broadcasting hour and time
Type of Program/ Content
Development news
Total listeners
Type of listeners
Broadcasting Coverage Area
Rural broadcasters
Development Advertisement
07 December 2011
Hour: 07, Time: 5 pm to 12 am
Child Rights issue English Language Knowledge Exchange Local
Development Information / RTI Women issues Education Science and
Technology Life and Livelihood Job Information Local News
Agriculture Religion Local Entertainment.
10 min each, 4 time in a day, total: 40 min3 Lac 50
thousand.Women, Students, Teacher, Cultural Activist, Farmer,
Rickshaw Puller, Small Business Man, Grassroots Level People
etc.Bogra Dist: Bogra Sadar, Shariakandi, Sherpur, Kahalu,
Sonatala, Dupchachia, Shahjahanpur, Adamdighi, Nandigram, Shibgonj,
Dhunat, Gabtoli.
Women: 05 Men: 09 Total: 14No
On air date
Broadcasting hour and time
Type of Program/ Content
Development news
Total listeners
Type of listeners
Broadcasting Coverage Area
Rural broadcasters
Development Advertisement
02 November 2011
Hour: 3, Time: 4 pm to 7 pm.
Primary Health care Life and Livelihood Disaster Risk Reduction
Issue based program Agriculture Women and Child Issues Science and
technology Education Success story Climate Change Information Local
Government Issue Local Culture Development News Infotainment,
Weather Update Market Price Local Communication Information
National Newspaper Update.
8-10 min in a day.
4 lac and 80 thousandFarmer, Student, Teachers, Hardcore poor,
Boatman, Women, Day labor, isherman, Government oficials, youth
community, Women, Adolescent & child Issues etc.
Kurigram Dist: Chilmari, Roumari, Rajibpur, Ulipur.
Women: 12 Men: 13 Total: 25
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Community media: Voices to be heardVoices of the rural people in
Bangladesh
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Station ManagerRadio Jhenuk 99.2 fm
Srizony Bangladesh111, Pabahati Road
Pabahati, Jhenidah-7300Tel: 0451 63344
Cell: 01731 92264701926 888677
Email:
[email protected]@[email protected]
[email protected] Srizony Bangladesh
Station ManagerCommunity Rural RadioKrishi Radio 98.8 fm
Upazilla Complex, Amtoli, BargunaTel. 04452 543988Cell: 01722
543988 Email: [email protected]@gmial.com
Agriculture Information ServiceMinistry of Agriculture
On air date
Broadcasting hour and time
Type of Program/ Content
Development news
Total listeners
Type of listeners
Broadcasting Coverage Area
Rural broadcasters
Development Advertisement
20 November 2011.
Hour: 10, Time: 12 pm to 10 pm
Local development Information Youth, Child and women issues
Education Agriculture Local Entertainment and promotion of Local
Culture Freedom Fight of Bangladesh Primary Health care Nutrition
Climate Change Knowledge Based Information Right to Information
Development issue based program Life and Livelihood Program
Development Awareness and Social Behavioral change Job Information
Special Day Observation Local News Successful Story Adolescent
Issues Sr. Citizen Issue Disable Person Trans GenderDisadvantage
Community Development Bulletin Weather Update News. 20 mini each, 2
times in a day, total 40 mini4.5 lac.Student, Day Labor, Farmer,
Women, child, Small Businessman, Rickshaw puller, venerable people,
Women activist, Youth group, Trans Gender. Jhenaidah Dist: Jhenidah
Sadar, Shoilokopa, Harinakunda, Kaligonj, Moheshpur, Courtchandpur,
Magura Dist: Magura Sadar, Chuadanga Dist: Chuadanga Sadar.
Women: 22 Men: 30 Total: 52
60 min. in a Day.
On air date
Broadcasting hour and time
Type of Program/ Content
Development news
Total listeners
Type of listeners
Broadcasting Coverage Area
Rural broadcasters
Development Advertisement
01 January 2012Hour: 08, Time: 9 am to 11 am and 3 pm to 9
pm.
Agriculture Life and Livelihood Education Primary Health care
and Nutrition Right based program Promotion of Indigenous Knowledge
Youth, Child and women issue Climate and weather Disaster Risk
reduction Job Information Local Development Information Right based
information Promotion of Local Culture ICT4D Freedom Fight of
Bangladesh Local Entertainment Special Day observation Social
awareness National Program Broadcast. 15 mini each, 3 times in a
day, total: 45 mini
1.5 lacFarmer, Student, Women, Fisherman, Small Businessman,
Teachers, Government oficials, Youth Group, Child, Labour
etc.Borguna Dist: Amtoli, Barguna sadar, Bamna, Taltoli. Patuakhali
Dist: Patuakhali sadar, Galachipa, Taltoli, Rangabali, Kalapara,
Mirzaganj.
Women: 11 Men: 22 Total: 33
Totla: 10 min.
Community media: Voices to be heardVoices of the rural people in
Bangladesh
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Station ManagerRadio Sundarban 98.8 fm
Amadi Bazar, Koyra, KhulnaCell: 01852 377995
01956 001080Email: [email protected]
[email protected] Bangladesh (BAB)
Station ManagerRadio Naf 99.2 fm
Nurmahal, Puratan PallanparaTeknaf, Coxs BazarTel: 03426
75213Cell: 01712 810626, 01823 153475Email:
[email protected]@[email protected]
Alliance for Cooperation & Legal Aid Bangladesh (ACLAB)
On air date
Broadcasting hour and time
Type of Program/ Content
Development news
Total listeners
Type of listeners
Broadcasting Coverage Area
Rural broadcasters
Development Advertisement
22 April 2012Hour: 5, Time: 9 am to 11 am and 8 pm to 11 pm.
Development Message and Motivation Local Entertainment Disaster
Risk Reduction (DRR) Climate Change Life and Livelihood Primary
Health Care Education Agriculture Market prize information Local
News Child and Women issue.
6 times, 5 min each, total 30 min
2 lac 75 thousandDay labor, Farmer, Women, Small Businessman,
Youth group, Student etc
Khulna Dist: Koyra, Sathkhira Dist: Ashashuni, Sayamnagar
Women: 13 Men: 33 Total: 46No
On air date
Broadcasting hour and time
Type of Program/ Content
Development news
Total listeners
Type of listeners
Broadcasting Coverage Area
Rural broadcasters
Development Advertisement
21 February 2012Hour: 5, Time: 9 am to 11 am and 4 pm to 7
pm
Knowledge Sharing Anti Drug and Traficking Disaster Risk
reduction and Climate Change Bio-diversity Local Entertainment
Primary Health Care Agriculture Fisherman Local Government
Development Motivation Women development and empowerment RTI Life
& Livelihood Adolescent Health Child Rights Nutrition Disable
person etc.15 mini: each, 2 time in a day, total: 30 mini75
thousandFisherman, Agriculture labor, women, Student, child, Ethnic
community, Small businessman, Rickshaw puller etc.
Coxs Bazar Dist: Teknaf
Women: 30 Men: 18 Total: 48
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Community media: Voices to be heardVoices of the rural people in
Bangladesh
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Station ManagerRadio Bikrampur 99.2 fm
Shajahan Baghar Bari290, Esat Dewbhogh, Munshiganj
Tel: 02 7620 689Cell: 01736 793355
Email: [email protected]@ecbangladesh.org
[email protected]
EnvironmentCouncil Bangladesh(EC Bangladesh)
Station ManagerBorendro Radio 99.2 fm
Zamila VillaUkilpara, NaogaonTel : 0741 62610Cell: 01712
924062Email: [email protected]@gmail.com
Naogaon Human Rights Development Association
(NHRDA)
On air date
Broadcasting hour and time
Type of Program/ Content
Development news
Total listeners
Type of listeners
Broadcasting Coverage Area
Rural broadcasters
Development Advertisement
01 May 2012
Hour: 6, Time: 4 pm to 10 pm
Development Motivation Right to Information Local Entertainment
Local Development News Climate Change Youth Child and Women issues
Primary Health Care Education Local Culture Development History and
Heritage Agriculture Investigative Report etc.
No4.90 lacYouth Group, Women, Child, Student, Ethnic group,
Teachers, Rickshaw Puller, House Wife, Sr. Citizen, Farmer, Day
Labour etc.Munshigonj Dist: Munshiganj Sadar, Gajaria, Tongibari,
Lohojong, Sirajdikhan, Srinagar and under Narayangonj Dist:
Narayangonj Sadar, Fatulla.
Women: 8 Men: 10 Total: 18
No
On air date
Broadcasting hour and time
Type of Program/ Content
Development news
Total listeners
Type of listeners
Broadcasting Coverage Area
Rural broadcasters
Development Advertisement
8 March 2012
Hour: 12. Time: 12pm to 12 am
Right to Information Disaster Risk reduction and Climate Change
Life and Livelihood Anti Tobacco and Anti Drug English Language
Education Religion Daily Life Local Historical Heritage Freedom
Fight of Bangladesh Youth, Chil and Women Issues Local News
Agriculture Dalit Community Issues
Each 15 mini; 6 time, total 90 mini:
6 LacFarmer, Student, Women, Child, Journalist, Teacher, Day
Labor, Richshaw Puller, Small Businessmen, Youth Group etc.Naogaon
Dist: Naogaon sadar, Badalgasi, Mahadebpur, Raninagar, Manda,
Atrai, Bogra Dist: Adamdighi
Women: 11 Men: 20 Total: 31
Total: 10 min.
Community media: Voices to be heardVoices of the rural people in
Bangladesh
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PROGATI Peoples Research on Grassroots Ownership and Traditional
Initiative Shaymnagar, SatkhiraCell: 0171840506601768511787Email:
[email protected]@yahoo.com
Bangla-German Sampreeti (BGS)Tangail Sadar, TangailCell:
0176177237701857823807Email:
[email protected]@yahoo.com
Aparajeyo BangladeshPirganj, RangpurCell:
0172006902901713000436Email:
[email protected]@aparajeyo.org
SKS FoundationGaibandha Sadar, GaibandhaCell:
0171478587801713210310Email:
[email protected]@sks-bd.org
Dwip Unnayan ShongstaStation ManagerRadio SagardwipHatia,
NoakhaliCell: Email:
Institute of Development Affairs (IDEA)South Surma, SylhetCell:
0171217666701720979393Email: [email protected]
Nazrul Smriti Sangsad (NSS) Kalapara, PatuakhaliCell:
0171279535901717004640Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Shechashebi Bahumukhi Mahila Samajkallyan (SBSSS)Bagha,
RajshahiCell: 01715017372Email: [email protected]
Voluntary Association for Rural Development (VARD)Sunamganj
Sadar, SunamganjCell: 0175557839101730048803Email:
[email protected]@vardbd.org
Somaj-O-Jati Gathan(SOJAG)Dhamrai, DhakaCell:
0171611733701612708551Email:
[email protected]@gmail.com
Jyoti Development FoundationKushtia Sadar, KushtiaCell:
01720507670Email: [email protected]
Up coming Community Radio
Patuakhali Development Organisation (PDO)Bauphal,
PatuakhaliCell: 01712733207Email:
[email protected][email protected]
Borendra Unnayan ProchastaMohonpur, Rajshahi.Cell:
01711708373Email: [email protected]
Program for Eco-Social Development (PESD)Sherpur, BograCell:
01712923523Email: [email protected]
Coastal Association for Social Transformation Coxs Bazer Sadar,
Coxs BazerCell: 01713 32882801713328828Email:
[email protected]@coastbd.org
Bandhan SocietyMuksedpur, KishoreganjCell: 01712143916Email:
[email protected]
Karmojibi NariBheramara, KushtiaCell:
0172629166401714103696Email: [email protected]
Station ManagerRadio Meghna
COAST TrustKulsumbagh
Charfasion, Bhola 8340Tel: 04923 74140/
04923 74138/04923 74140Cell: 01713 32 88 02
E-mail: [email protected] Association forSocial
Transformation
On air date
Broadcasting hour and time
Type of Program/ Content
Development news
Total listeners
Type of listeners
Broadcasting Coverage Area
Rural broadcasters
Development Advertisement
18 February 2015
4 hour, time: 10 am to 12 am and 5 pm - 7 pm Health River
Erosion, Agriculture Local Culture development Primary Health Care
Agriculture Women Empowerment Fisher Folk Alternative Agriculture
Climate Change Disaster Risk Reduction Adolescent Life &
Livelihood Education Local Entertainment
--Student, Small Businessman, Sr. Citizen, Farmer
Bhola Dist: Charfasion and Lalmohon upazilla.
Women: 13 Total: 18
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