{"id":184537,"date":"2026-04-01T20:28:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/?post_type=stories&p=184537"},"modified":"2026-04-01T20:31:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:31:41","slug":"advancing-media-capacity-and-information-integrity","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/bn\/stories\/advancing-media-capacity-and-information-integrity\/","title":{"rendered":"Advancing Media Capacity and Information Integrity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Advancing Media Capacity and Information Integrity<\/span><\/p>\n

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Project Status<\/span>:<\/span><\/td>\nContractual<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Funding Partner<\/span>:<\/span><\/td>\nUNDP Bangladesh<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location<\/span>:<\/span><\/td>\nDhaka<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Project Duration<\/span>: <\/span><\/td>\n01 November 2025 to 31 March 2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Project Cost<\/span>:<\/span><\/td>\nBDT 14,581,712.00<\/span><\/p>\n

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PROJECT PERSONNEL<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Team Leader<\/span>: <\/span><\/td>\nHasibur Rahman, Executive Director, MRDI<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
News Media Monitoring Officer<\/span>: <\/span><\/td>\n1. Inzamamul Rabbi, MRDI<\/span>
\n2. Syed Mohammad Rahatul Islam, MRDI<\/span>
\n3. Zannatul Firdaus, MRDI<\/span>
\n4. Asma Ul Husna, MRDI<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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OBJECTIVE<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" <\/span> To strengthen the role of news media in safeguarding democracy and to promote interventions for free, fair, inclusive, and accountable elections in Bangladesh by advancing good journalistic practices and upholding news media integrity.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

MAJOR ACTIVITIES\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" <\/span> News media content analysis on issues involving democratic process and dissemination <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" <\/span> Review and reprint of election reporting handbook for journalists <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" <\/span> Collaborative platform against electoral mis\/disinformation through MRDI Fact-Check Helpdesk <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" <\/span> In house training on fact checking, digital safety and security <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" <\/span> Capacity building for RFED members and non-members engaged in EC for electoral coverage <\/span><\/p>\n

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\r\nProject Status<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: Grant Agreement<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nFunding Partner<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: The Asia Foundation<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nLocation<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: Countrywide<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nProject Duration<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: 1.5 Years<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nProject Cost<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: BDT 8,871,362.00<\/span>\r\n\r\nClick to View\/Download FD-6<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nPROJECT PERSONNEL<\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nTeam Leader<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: Hasibur Rahman, Executive Director, MRDI<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nProject Coordinator<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: Nepal Chandra Sarker, Adviser, Programme Operations, MRDI<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nProgramme Officer<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: Aktarun Naher, Programme Officer, MRDI<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nAccounts Officer<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: Mominul Islam, Accounts Officer, MRDI<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nCoordinator<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: Asish Saikat, Managing Editor, Daily Ittefaq<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nGOAL<\/span>\r\n\r\n

Enhance people\u2019s participation in political governance and legislation process<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n\r\nOBJECTIVES<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\" <\/span> To identify ways to strengthen role and functions of parliamentary standing committees and establish linkage between parliament and civil society.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\" <\/span> To create awareness of people on political governance and legislation process through media interventions<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\" <\/span> To increase issue based reporting capacity of journalists on political governance and people\u2019s participation<\/span>\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nMAJOR ACTIVITIES\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nYear-1<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\" <\/span> Rapid assessment and findings compilation<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\" <\/span> Workshop with parliamentary standing committees and CSOs in Dhaka<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\" <\/span> Community dialogue\/voice over electronic media<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\" <\/span> Residential training of national journalists<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\" <\/span> Follow-up sessions (participant selection, conduct sessions<\/span>\r\n\r\nYear-2<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\" <\/span> Community dialogue\/voice over electronic media<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\" <\/span> Publication on TV programme<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\" <\/span> Follow-up sessions (participant selection, conduct sessions)<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\" <\/span> Screening of proceedings of three selected PSCs by journalists and dissemination workshop<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\"\"<\/a>","_et_gb_content_width":""},"class_list":["post-184537","stories","type-stories","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/184537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/stories"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}