The
Daily Star: Dhaka: Saturday, September 29, 2018.
The
Right to Information (RTI) Act was initiated to ensure people's right to know
any information any time, said Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel
Haque yesterday.
Even
a few years ago, some institutions didn't provide information as per people's
demand, he said, adding, “But now according to the RTI Act they have the right
to know any sort of information of any institution.”
The
minister made the remarks while speaking at a seminar organised by Information
Commission of Bangladesh marking the International Right to Information Day
2018, at the VIP lounge at Jatiya Press Club.
Mozammel
Haque said, “Our government is working to ensure fundamental rights of people.
The RTI Act ensures the people's right to know information.”
“We
gave license of many newspapers and televisions and ensured media freedom. But
the media should follow the rules of objectivity,” he added.
Chief
Information Commissioner Martuza Ahmed, Information Secretary Abdul Malek,
Information Commissioner Nepal Chandra Sarker and Suraiya Begum, among others,
spoke on the occasion.
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