Media and Communications
MRDI provides a range of media and communication solutions. These include formulating communication, advocacy and media management strategies; capacity building of journalists and public relations professionals through training, workshop and orientation programmes.
Other related activities include print and electronic media monitoring; media research; media content analysis; media campaign through organising workshops, seminars, symposiums, discussions ; production of television and radio programmes, providing technical support in media relations and media management and bridging the media with other sectors.
Social Interventions
Programmes of information, education, motivation and awareness-building on different important national issues such as health; education and literacy; trade, industry and development; politics, democracy and governance; environment, food security and population.
The other issues include human rights, marginalised groups' rights, gender, sexual abuse, acid throwing, drug addition, HIV/AIDS, labour, trafficking, migration, rights of ethnic minority, etc.
Corporate governance & corporate social responsibility, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and other development issues are some areas of priority.
Consultancy Services
Provides consultancy services to government and non-government/donor organisations in policy and programme formulation relating to media, communication, journalism, public relations and activities related to relevant issues/topics.
Printing, Publication, Production, Translation, Media Monitoring and News-clipping Service
Is involved in the production of news-letters, manuals, reports, booklets, and translation covering Bangla & English, media monitoring clipping service on several development issues.
Workshops/Seminars, Campaigns and Event Management
Organises meetings, brainstorming sessions, workshops, seminars and press conferences for facilitating projects and also takes up media campaigns on behalf of any individual or agency and Event Management especially relating to Media and Communications.
Planning and Research Facilities:
MRDI's in-house and pooled professionals have worked in various parts of the world. Their broad-based exposure, ability to perform and conventional wisdom synergistically congealed into a very effective expert-base for the entity which is topped up by a high team spirit wherever they represent MRDI. This makes possible for the team of experts to make a collective and well-orchestrated effort in coming up with appropriate plans, designs and implementation modalities for programmes/projects.
MRDI is well equipped and possesses the right stratagem to evolve the appropriate idea for various challenging problems and constraints that might adversely affect a project. It has a rich library, which has more than 2000 books, journals, directories, reports, project papers, training materials published both locally and internationally. The library is of great assistance to the key personnel to improve their knowledge over the expanse of socio-economic frontiers and facets of the country.