Program Schedule

The Right to Information Act 2009 was enacted by the Bangladesh National Parliament on March 29, 2009. This was the result of intense advocacy by civil society, media persons, academics and human rights organization plus the commitment of the present government which came to power on December 29 2008

The enactment of RTI law is only the first step toward ensuring peoples right to information. As we have successfully raised the demand for its enactment, emphasis should now be on its proper implementation .Both, information requester and information providers are still not very well aware about the law, its importance and opportunities. It was revealed from discussions in different forums that Bangladesh requires to take stock of the implementation scenario with special focus on functioning status, commission and information providing agencies in different countries.

Effective implementation and proper use of the law needs deep insight, proper knowledge and awareness. Right to information forum, a coalition of 40 organizations and individuals, had therefore taken the initiative to organize a two days international conference to share views and lesson learnt on success and challenges of RTI Act implementation of different countries.

This conference brought together relevant representatives from government, civil society and media including national, regional and international experts.

21 & 22 June, 2009

Winter Garden, Hotel Sheraton, Dhaka

International Guest List

RTI forum, supported by World Bank Institute (WBI) and Secretariat: Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF)

RTI Forum Members' Name and Address

-PM Speech

-Welcome Speech by Shaheen Anam, ED, Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF)

-Implementation on RTI in Bangladesh (under construction)