Development
of Mass Communication :
Activities in Brief
Activities of Department of Mass Communication - DMC are extended towards
grass root level. The Prime aim and goal of Deptt. of Mass Communication
is to inform, educate and motivate the huge backward group of people
living in remote areas of 68 thousand villages, particularly those who
are residing beyond the range of newspaper and outside radio and TV
network about policies of government programmes and different development
activities. Simultaneously, it is also the responsibility of Deptt.
of Mass Communication to present problems and reactions of the people
to government as a feedback, to create a direct communication between
people and government. This department acts through 68 information offices,
64 in districts and 4 in upazillas.
As a huge member of people of the country is still remaining outside
the circle of modern education, the first and foremost necessity to
implement government's programmes are wide-ranging publicity and motivational
work to integrate people with Deptt. of Mass Communication. Under
the control of Ministry of Information, the Department. is entrusted
with this responsibility.
In this age of
information technology, the role and importance of Deptt. of Mass
Communication is undesirable because this Deptt. uses popular mediums
viz. arrangement of mass musical soiree, distribution of posters and
booklets, casting of talk shows, of arrangement meeting, gathering
etc. as well as modern audio-visual mediums. As a result common people
get a clear idea about activities of the government and they can associate
themselves with the development of the country. People of grass root
level get opportunity to come closer to representatives of the government
who are engaged in these activities, their range of thinking become
expanded through mutual exchange of views and mutual reliability is
also increased. In this way Deptt. of Mass Communication is performing
a far ranging role in the development of the country by creating close
relationship with the people.