Bangladesh's RTI law is the best law to utilise in making a new Bangladesh where people's power reigns supreme in the true sense of the term.
Now is the opportunity for our youth to lead us in using existing laws to build a better country.
In Bangladesh, those at the grassroots level with little knowledge about the intricacies of governance have found the RTI law useful and convenient.
The use of the RTI Act is not merely to focus on government work, but to operationalise good governance too.
The Indian Supreme Court's recent decision on electoral bonds underline the importance of citizens' role in exercising their right to information as watchdogs of good governance.
The eruption of hostility surrounding the submission of a simple RTI request to a public official was uncalled for
Clearly, most citizens are unaware of the tremendous bounties the RTI Act has to offer
The RTI law has been kept alive over the years largely through the efforts of a few dedicated NGOs and die-hard RTI activists.
Bangladesh's RTI law is the best law to utilise in making a new Bangladesh where people's power reigns supreme in the true sense of the term.
Now is the opportunity for our youth to lead us in using existing laws to build a better country.
In Bangladesh, those at the grassroots level with little knowledge about the intricacies of governance have found the RTI law useful and convenient.
The use of the RTI Act is not merely to focus on government work, but to operationalise good governance too.
The Indian Supreme Court's recent decision on electoral bonds underline the importance of citizens' role in exercising their right to information as watchdogs of good governance.
The eruption of hostility surrounding the submission of a simple RTI request to a public official was uncalled for
Clearly, most citizens are unaware of the tremendous bounties the RTI Act has to offer
The RTI law has been kept alive over the years largely through the efforts of a few dedicated NGOs and die-hard RTI activists.
The Right to Information Act, 2009 specifies a mechanism for citizens to access all information—with few exceptions—available to the government and many other public authorities.
In the last few months, we have received some very encouraging feedback from users of the RTI law about the Information Commission's work.