The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and five other non-government organizations (NGOs) have chalked out an elaborate programme to observe the International Rights to Information Day (IRID) across the country on Friday.

Mahmud Hasan, programme director of D-Net, one of the six NGOs, announced the programme at a press conference at Jatiya Press Club here on Wednesday.

Under the programme, a roundtable on "Good Governance and Rights to Information" will be held at LGED auditorium tomorrow at 3 pm.

Chairman of Anti-corruption Commission Lt Gen. (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury will be present at the function as the chief guest while former adviser to the caretaker government Advocate Sultana Kamal will be the special guest

Associate professor of Mass Communication and Journalism Department of Dhaka University Robayat Ferdous will present the main paper at the round table while Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, Dr. Asif Nazrul and Sanjida Sobhan will take part in the discussion.

The executive director of TIB Dr. Iftakharuzzaman and other high officials of the NGOs were present at the press conference.

The programmes include discussion, rally and workshop.

It was told at the press conference that there is no alternative of enacting an effective right to information law for establishing good governance and checking corruption.