A day-long training workshop on ‘Improving the Quality of Life of the People through the Implementation of the Right to Information Act 2009’ was held on Monday, 4 September in Jashore with the aim of widening and ensuring the active participation of the rural community in the implementation of the Right to Information Act-2009 and accelerating their empowerment process through access to information.
A total of 33 representatives of national and regional/local level dailies, online news portals, and district press clubs participated in this training organized by Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication-BNNRC, with the support of Friedrich Neumann Foundation for Freedom-FNF Bangladesh). Members of district information rights committees, representatives of non-governmental organizations, representatives of civil society, cultural and youth organizations, various professionals (teachers, lawyers, workers, businessmen, doctors), local political representatives, Dalits, Hijras, differently-abled people and representatives of ethnic minority communities, Human rights and rights-based organizations, local media professionals and volunteers were present at the event.
At the beginning of the program the Chief Executive Officer of BNNRC AHM Bazlur Rahman greeted everyone and discussed the objectives and goals of the training. At this time, Md Omar Mostafiz, Programme Manager of FNF Bangladesh presented the perspective, vision, role and activities of FNF Bangladesh. BNNRC Jashore Focal Farzi Ahmed Sayed Bulbul welcomed the participants.
Tushar Kumar Paul, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) of Jashore was present as chief guest at the training workshop and the Guests of Honor were Md Rezaul Karim, Senior Information Officer of Jashore, Md Yoysuf Mia, Executive Magistrate & Member Secretary RTI (Jashore) and Binoy Krisno Mollick, Executive Director at Rights Jashore.
At the closing ceremony of the training workshop, the chief guest said that access to information is the right of all citizens. This access opens up the source of information, ensuring accountability for the administrative actions of the state. Good governance is sustained through this transparency. He told the trainees that mainly journalists work more with information. He assured cooperation to ensure the right of the Jashore region to get all kinds of information.
Honorable guest Md. Rezaul Karim, Senior Information Officer of Jashore said that training workshop on access to information, the scope of knowledge of media workers and people of all classes and professions will increase, thereby the good governance of the state will be strengthened.
Md Yousuf Mia, Executive Magistrate & Member Secretary RTI (Jashore) said that, access to information and the scope of knowledge of media workers and people of all classes and professions will increase their professional skills. He thanked the organizing organization for organizing the training workshop on such a topic.
Binoy Krisno Mollick, Executive Director at Rights Jashore said that, in the era of 4IR digital safety and security are important to save human rights defenders. Through the training workshop on access to information, the scope of knowledge of media workers and people of all classes and professions will increase, thereby the good governance of the state will be strengthened.
The training was facilitated by Liton Kumer Pramanik; Assistant Director (Publicity & Publication) and Public Relations Officer, Information Commission Bangladesh. Press Release