<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><img src="cid:ii_k50t8mnk1" alt="wf2020-v-g.png" width="378" height="472"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Dear
Madam/Sir,</font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Greetings
from Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)!</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">BNNRC
is in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
accredited with World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) SDGs Media
Compact of the United Nations and UN WSIS prize winner 2016, Champion 2017
& 2019.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">BNNRC’s
approach to media development is both knowledge-driven and context-sensitive,
and it takes into account the challenges and opportunities created by the
rapidly changing media environment in Bangladesh including community radio
development giving voices for the voiceless in line with shaping the Future of
Media, Information & Entertainment
in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution(4th IR) in Bangladesh. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(33,37,41);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">The UN World
Summit on the Information Society Forum (UN WSIS) 2020 represents the world's
largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community. The WSIS
Forum, co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD, in close collaboration
with all WSIS Action Line Facilitators/Co-Facilitators, has proven to be an
efficient mechanism for coordination of multi- stakeholder implementation
activities, information exchange, creation of knowledge, sharing of best
practices and continues to provide assistance in developing multi-stakeholder
and public/private partnerships to advance development goals</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">The
WSIS Prizes contest was developed in response to requests from the WSIS
stakeholders to create an effective mechanism to evaluate projects and
activities that leverage the power of information and communication
technologies (ICTs) to advance sustainable development. Since its inception, the
contest of WSIS Prizes has attracted more than 300,000 stakeholders.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">We
have the pleasure to inform you that Digital Safety and Security for the
Journalists in Bangladesh and Gender Responsive Communication through Community
Radios in Bangladesh supported two media initiatives of BNNRC have been recognized and lauded
by international community and primarily selected for voting for WSIS prize
2020.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Voting
is very important and essential for WSIS prize 2020. Please register as a new
user.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Click
on the following link. </font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><font color="#ff0000"><a href="https://bit.ly/2ubLfTE?fbclid=IwAR12X1d2k_MNTE6tS8PhB5XMBgGuSpXBDBsPucEhyp9c4vwBGCmYlbl-pVY" rel="noopener nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:start" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2ubLfTE</a> </font></b><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Log
in on the following link and cast one vote in 18 categories. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><font color="#ff0000"><a href="https://bit.ly/2SKu6dV?fbclid=IwAR0IhjRYgyx-cD0d-y3Z0jH9HmA7yz4Mu44pdXJodtNaOV0aCA4f00c5o-0" rel="noopener nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:start" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2SKu6dV</a> </font></b><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><font face="verdana, sans-serif">BNNRC’s two initiatives have been
nominated for UN WSIS Prize 2020 under Category 16</font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></p><h4 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#0000ff">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"> </span>Digital
Safety and Security for the Journalists in Bangladesh </font></h4><h4 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font color="#0000ff"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"> </span>Gender
Responsive Communication through Community Radios in Bangladesh Supported by </font>Free Press Unlimited </font></h4><h4 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal"> </span></font></h4><h4 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal">We
would appreciate if you encourage your friends, colleagues, relatives and
well-wishers for casting their votes. Last date of voting is 24 January 2020.</span></font></h4><h4 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">We
solicit your special cooperation in this regard.</font></h4><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">With best wishes, </font></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:106%"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></p><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><b><font face="georgia, serif">Bazlu</font></b><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif">____</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif">AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR | Chief Executive Officer |</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif">Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#9900ff">[Consultative Status with the ECOSOC of the United Nations]</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#ff9900"><b><br></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"><b>Policy Research Fellow</b>, Shaping the Future of Media, Information & Entertainment</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif">in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution(4th IR)</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif">House: 9/4 Road: 2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207| Bangladesh|</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif">Phone: +88-02-9130750| 9101479 | +88 01711881647</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif">Fax: 88-02-9138501 | <font color="#9900ff"><a href="mailto:ceo@bnnrc.net" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">ceo@bnnrc.net</a> | <a href="mailto:bnnrcbd@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">bnnrcbd@gmail.com</a> |</font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#9900ff"><a href="http://www.bnnrc.net/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.bnnrc.net</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1RJOnIexObj-wUKa-eEDOkHzeTze7cf5s&revid=0B2fnWF1nL9MZNVU4MlNoOVdnUzRTWkRDWndlY0NVVnVOblVNPQ" width="420" height="126"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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