Desher Kaj
A safety guide as a plain Bangla recording
One of this site’s safety guides as a two-to-five-minute recording in plain Bangla, so that people who cannot read can listen.
Area
Nationwide
People
2 people
Time
About 4 hours
Difficulty
Easy
About this task
Recording one of the safety guides on this site’s “Learn” page (cyclone, flood, heatwave, scams) in everyday speech, two to five minutes long. First a script, then a second person checks it, then a phone recording in a quiet room. It can be sent on WhatsApp or played over a mosque or market loudspeaker.
Why it matters
Many people, older people above all, cannot read or read with difficulty. But they remember what they hear in a familiar voice, and can play it to others.
What changes after
A checked script and a clear recording that any field team can play or send on.
Who can join
Anyone who reads Bangla aloud clearly, at home or abroad.
Step by step
- 1Done
Pick a guide and write the script90 min
Take one guide from the “Learn” page. Write the script in short, spoken sentences; add no new advice.
- 2Done
Check the script45 min
A second person checks it line by line against the guide: nothing left out, nothing made up, every number right.
- 3Done
Record it60 min
In a quiet room, the phone a hand’s span from your mouth, read slowly. Say every phone number digit by digit, twice.
- 4Done
Hand it in30 min
Hand in the script as a Word or PDF file with the recording’s share link at the top, or the recording as an MP4 video.
When it counts as done
- Every point in the script is in the guide; no new advice
- The recording runs two to five minutes and is clear
- The guide’s name and link at the top of the script
Proof required: Document
⚠ Safety
Add no medical or legal advice beyond the guide. Say no personal phone number in the recording.
What it costs
| Mobile data or internet (nothing if you already have it) | 1 month | ৳0–500 |
| Phone voice recorder (already on the phone) | — | ৳0 |
| Total (about) | ৳0–500 | |
Getting ready, step by step
Day one
Choose a guide from the “Learn” page and name it on the task page.
Agree who will check the script.
Day two
Write the script in spoken words; read it aloud to find where you stumble.
Send it to the checker.
Day three
After corrections, record in a quiet room; listen to it all once.
Hand in the script and the recording.
Who does what
- Reader (1): Writes the script and records it. — ____________
- Checker (1): Checks against the guide or source, asks questions, accepts. — ____________
The day, hour by hour
- 20:00Read the guide twice; mark the key points.
- 20:30Write the script in short sentences, the subject in one line first.
- 21:15Read it aloud and time it: two to five minutes.
- 21:30Send it to the checker; record the next day.
What can go wrong, and what to do
- Background noise: a fan, the road, a TV → Record at night or early morning, in a room with curtains or cloth.
- Your own advice creeping in beyond the guide → The checker matches line by line; drop anything new.
Questions people ask
- Can I do this from outside the country?
- Yes. All of it is done on a phone or a computer; internet is enough. Hand it in on the task page.
- Why can I not upload the audio file itself?
- For proof the site takes images, PDFs, office files and video for now. So put the recording’s link in the script file, or save the recording as an MP4 video.