Act on right to info demanded

Sunday, July 30, 2006

Staff correspondent - New Age
http://www.newagebd.com/2006/jul/30/met.html

Demanding formulation of an act to ensure rights to information for people, the Campaign on Citizens Right to Information formed a human chain at Shahbagh on Saturday.
   Hindrance to information is creating corruption, violation of human rights in society, said the speakers adding that there are some laws which were barring access to information.

   The law commission of the country formulated a draft titled ‘Information Rights Act-2002’ in 2002 but that has remained stalled because of bureaucratic tangle while there are some limitations of the act.
   Member secretary of the committee Zakir Hossain, executive director of VOICE Ahmed Swapan Mahmud and president of the Metropolitan Bar Association advocate Abed Reza spoke.