Information Commission Bangladesh is a Independent Statutory Body responsible for ensuring citizens have access to information according to the Right to Information Act, 2009. Dr. Abdul Malek, former secretary to the government of Bangladesh, is the Chief Information Commissioner since 22 March 2023.

History

The Information Commission Bangladesh was established on 1 July 2009 by the Bangladesh Awami League government. It was based on the Right to Information Ordinance which was passed in 2008 by the Caretaker Government during the

2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis The 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis began as a caretaker government (CTG) assumed power at the end of October 2006 following the end of term of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party administration. BNP government increased the age of chief ...

and ratified by the parliament on 29 March 2009. The first chief information commissioner was M Azizur Rahman a retired government secretary.

Sadeka Halim Sadeka Halim is a professor of University of Dhaka and the first female dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University. She is the first woman to be the Chief Information Commissioner of Bangladesh. Early life and education Halim's fath ...

, a professor at

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

, and Mohammad Abu Taher, another retired secretary, were the first two commissioners. They were selected through a selection committee led by a judge of the

Bangladesh Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্ট) is the highest court of law in Bangladesh. It is composed of the High Court Division and the Appellate Division, and was created by Part VI C ...

.The commission provided information for 95 percent of the requests it received. It also fines designated officers for not providing the requested information.

List of Chief Information Commissioners

References

Government agencies of Bangladesh 2009 establishments in Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka {{Bangladesh-org-stub