Desk Report
Publish: 08 Mar 2022, 09:49 pm
President M Abdul Hamid with IC delegation || Photo: Collected
President M Abdul Hamid today
asked all concerned of the Information Commission (IC) to play more active role
in ensuring the right to information at all levels as an IC delegation placed its
"Annual Report 2020" before him at Bangabhaban here this evening.
"The right to information
plays a vital role in ensuring transparency and accountability . . .
Transparency is must at all government activities," Bangabhaban's
spokesman Md Joynal Abedin quoted the President as saying.
The head of the state also directed
the authorities concerned to provide more information to the people so that
they can get the information what they need.
Referring to Bangladesh's
graduation to a developing country, he said the people should be encouraged to
use the Right to Information Act (RTA) 2009 to ensure transparency in all
government activities.
The press secretary said during
the meeting, that Chief Information Commissioner Mortuza Ahmed briefed the
President on various aspects of the report and overall activities of the Council.
He said different RTA
implementation committees and monitoring committees have already been formed at
the district and upazila levels to implement the Right to Information Act.
Besides, the commission is
conducting various seminars, symposiums and trainings to make the people aware
of the RTA, Ahmed added.
The delegation included
Information Commissioners Dr. Abdul Malek and Suraiya Begum.
President's Office Secretary
Sampad Barua, Military Secretary Major General SM Salahuddin Islam, Press Secretary
Md Joynal Abedin and Secretary (attachment) Md Wahidul Islam Khan were present
on the occasion.
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