<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b style="font-size:11pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></b></p><img src="cid:ii_l0qtoza90" alt="wsis_Prizes_2022_logo_494047-02.png" width="330" height="147" style="margin-right:0px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt"></font><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#0000ff">Dear Madam/Sir, </font></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">Greetings from Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and
Communication (BNNRC)</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">BNNRC’s approach to media development
is both knowledge-driven and context-sensitive. It considers the challenges and
opportunities created by Bangladesh's rapidly changing media environment,
including community radio development giving voices to the voiceless. 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, 2020 & 2021 for media development and ICT4D. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">We have the pleasure to inform you
that, the UN World Summit on the Information Society Forum Prizes 2022 (WSIS
Prizes 2022) Geneva, Switzerland has selected BNNRC’s three initiatives
supported by Switzerland under the project of Connecting and Empowering Voices
for Just, Inclusive and Peaceful Society for the voting process!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">The three initiatives are as follows. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#0000ff"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Category 4 — AL C4. Capacity building</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#0000ff">Empowering Youth and Youth Women through Digital Literacy</font></span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> under
the project of Connecting and Empowering Voices for Just, Inclusive and
Peaceful Society supported by Switzerland.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><font color="#9900ff"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Category 10 — AL C7. ICT applications: benefits in all
aspects of life</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><b><font color="#9900ff">Engage Youth and Youth women through social media for the
Employment generation</font><font color="#000000"> </font></b></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">under the project of Connecting and
Empowering Voices for Just, Inclusive and Peaceful Society supported by
Switzerland.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#0000ff"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Category 16 — AL C9. Media</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#0000ff">Fighting against Misinformation, Disinformation and
Mal-information through Community Radio in Bangladesh</font></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">under
the project of Connecting and Empowering Voices for Just, Inclusive and
Peaceful Society supported by Switzerland.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">Now Voting Phase is going on. Phase III provides an online
mechanism for all WSIS stakeholders to participate in the contest of WSIS
Prizes. The WSIS multi-stakeholder community is invited to participate and cast
its vote for one project in each of 18 categories.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">The deadline for completing votes is 31 March 2022 (23:00 Geneva
time). The first five most voted projects will be selected based on the
appreciation/voting for project descriptions by WSIS stakeholders representing
the WSIS online network. The rules for voting should be strictly respected.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">Now Voting is Open. Please register and vote at the earliest
following this link.</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/stocktaking/Prizes/2022/Nominated?jts=WTDLRU&idx=12&page=1#start" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/stocktaking/Prizes/2022/Nominated?jts=WTDLRU&idx=12&page=1#start</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 1in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">The seventh World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2022
represents the world's largest annual gathering of the ICT for development
(ICT4D) community and is scheduled to be held starting on 15 March with the
final week that will be held on 30 May – 3 June 2022 with the theme of ICTs for
Well-Being, Inclusion and Resilience: WSIS Cooperation for Accelerating
Progress on the SDGs.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">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 assist in developing multi-stakeholder and
public/private partnerships to advance development goals.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">We hope you and your families are staying safe and healthy.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">Please
stay safe and take care.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">With
best regards/Esteem,</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;line-height:normal">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"><b>Bazlu</b><br></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">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 color="#9900ff"><font face="georgia, serif">[Consultative Status with the ECOSOC of the United Nations &</font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#9900ff">associated with the UN Department of Global Communications]</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#9900ff"></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><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>, </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif">Shaping the Future of <b>M</b>edia, <b>I</b>nformation & <b>E</b>ntertainment </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">in the Era of the <b>F</b>ourth <b>I</b>ndustrial <b>R</b>evolution(4th IR)</span><br></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: <b>+8801711881647 </b>| </font><font face="georgia, serif"><b>+88 02 48116262 | </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>+88 02 9101479 | </b></font><b style="font-family:georgia,serif">+88 02 48119374</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"><a href="mailto:ceo@bnnrc.net" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">ceo@bnnrc.net</a><span style="color:rgb(153,0,255)"> | </span><a href="mailto:bnnrcbd@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">bnnrcbd@gmail.com</a><span style="color:rgb(153,0,255)"> | </span><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=1zLSgqyfwMnLsr04IXgZxsDWCkRn39Aru&revid=0B2fnWF1nL9MZSXpVMWpYZExPQlZOQ0JoYkxqdjQ0LzhlVjJrPQ" width="420" height="96"><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"><br></p></div></div></div></div>
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