The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), and five other organisations will jointly observe the International Day for Right to Information with the slogan 'Right to Information-Promise for Good Governance' on September 28.

This was disclosed by Dr Iftekharuzzaman, Executive Director of TIB at a press conference at the National Press Club. Dr Iftekhar said maintenance of secrecy in everything led people to become corrupt and it also made the administration supine.

He said information could create a bridge between demand and supply, it was hoped that the Right to Information Act would soon be made a law.

To observe the day TIB and the co-organisers will hold a roundtable meeting today at the LGED building.

Rally, open discussion, workshop, sticker campaign will be organised across the country in observance of the day.

The co-organisers are Ain O Shalish Kendra, BNNRC, D-Net, MMC, Manusher Janya Foundation (MJF).

Farzana Nayeem, Executive Director of MJF, Bazlur Rahman, Chief Executive Officer of BNNRC, Mahmud Hasan, Programme Director, D-NET were present at the press conference.