The Information Commission Bangladesh today
warned three government officials for not providing information requested under
the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2009.
Director General (DG) of National Institute of
Biotechnology and its officer in-charge was warned by the commission under
the RTI Act for obstructing to provide information and harassing information seeker.
The Commission also ordered them to provide the information requested by the
applicant within 10 working days.
In another complaint, the Information Commission Bangladesh warned the
Assistant Commissioner of the Gopalganj District Administrator’s office for
not cooperating in providing the information requested by the applicant and
not following the instructions of the commission.
Besides, the Commission has ordered to provide the information requested by
the applicant within seven working days.
Information Commissioner Shahidul Alam Jhinuk and Information Commissioner
Masuda Bhatti gave this order after hearing from the concern
ed parties
according to the Right to Information Act today, a press release said.
Apart from this, six other complaints out of eight complaints were also
settled through the hearing in the commission today.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha