Bangladesh becomes ICIC executive committee member. Bangladesh has become one of members of International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC) executive committee. Bangladesh got elected through the voting of 83 member states at the 14th ICIC conference held at Philippines capital Manila today.
Bangladesh becomes ICIC executive committee member
The nine-member executive committee will be headed by chief information commissioner of Mexico for the next three years. Chief Information Commissioner Dr Abdul Malek represented Bangladesh at the conference held from June 19 to 21, 2023.
“This is a proud moment for Bangladesh. It has achieved respectable position in the global arena under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” Dr Malek told BSS over telephone. It was possible for the free flow of information and freedom of expression in Bangladesh, he said, adding: “The Premier ensured the freedom of speech and access to information by enacting the Right to Information Act,2009.”