Tagged with: Bangladesh
Posts (16)
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How do media in Bangladesh understand gender sensitivity?
Udisa Islam
Special correspondent, Bangla Tribune
In this third in a series of three articles, Bangla Tribune Special Correspondent Udisa Islam examines the state of gender equality in Bangladesh's media.
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Realities and opportunities for Bangladesh's media
Syed Ishtiaque Reza
Editor in chief, Global Television, Bangladesh
In this second in a series of three articles, Bangladesh Global TV Editor in Chief Syed Ishtiaque Reza explores recent findings on working conditions for journalists in Bangladesh and discusses financial pressures on local media.
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Shoring up Bangladesh’s ‘fourth pillar’: Examining journalists’ rights and responsibilities in Bangladesh
Shahrin Ahsan
Project officer, media development - Bangladesh
Bangladesh ranks 163rd in the world in the Press Freedom Index and journalists face difficult working conditions, with poor pay and little job security. In this series of three articles, we examine recent findings on working conditions, and hear directly from local journalists.
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Out from the shadows: Tackling the stigma of disability in refugee communities
Fariha Rahman
Bangladesh research officer, Â鶹ԼÅÄ Media Action
Our research in the Rohingya camps of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh revealed that people with disabilities are often hidden away, without access to information and excluded from decision-making processes. Our research officer explains more.
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Supporting independent media through coalition building - the ultimate stress test
Michael Randall
Independent media development consultant
What is the role of international partners in building coalitions that support local independent media? Our PRIMED (Protecting Independent Media for Effective Development) consortium is demonstrating how this is possible - our guest blogger Michael Randall explains.
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The case for communication: COVID-19 in Cox’s Bazar
Arif Al Mamun
Head of Research, Â鶹ԼÅÄ Media Action Bangladesh
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Media Action has been working tirelessly through its Common Service project to support Rohingya and nearby Bangladeshi communities in Cox’s Bazar through the pandemic. Our Bangladesh Head of Research Arif Al Mamun reflects on what we have learned.
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On the front lines of the climate emergency, information is a critical defence
Sarah Hall
Regional Director, Asia
As the world marks World Environment Day on the 5th June, Sarah Hall (Regional Director, Asia) talks about Earth's climate emergency and what Â鶹ԼÅÄ Media Action are doing to support our communities who are already experiencing increasing and increasingly powerful droughts, flooding and extreme wea...
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5 steps to enable health workers to better meet the needs of hard-to-reach communities
Genevieve Hutchinson and Emebet Wuhib-Mutungi
Senior Health Advisors, Advisory and Policy
As World Health Day approaches, and as we look towards the first-ever UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage later this year, we’re sharing insights from Â鶹ԼÅÄ Media Action’s work to help health workers and communities work better together to build a healthier world.
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Why communication needs to be at the heart of humanitarian response
Jacqueline Dalton
Senior Producer / Trainer – Humanitarian Programming
It has taken the aid community a long time to recognise the importance of listening to those affected by emergencies and providing them with reliable information, says our senior humanitarian trainer.
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Motivating ordinary Bangladeshis to respond to extreme weather
Shihan Zuberi
Executive Editor, Â鶹ԼÅÄ Media Action Bangladesh
How a reality TV show helped ordinary people cope with extreme weather in Bangladesh.
