Khurshida Begum Sayeed

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Khurshida Begum Sayeed is a former commissioner of the Information Commission of Bangladesh, with the rank of a secretary of the government. [1] [2] She is a professor of government and politics at Jahangirnagar University.

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Early life

Sayeed was born on 1 January 1953 in Rajbari District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. [3] She graduated from Shiddeshwari Girls High School and Holy Cross Girls' High School in 1967 and 1969. [3] She completed her bachelor's degree and master's in political science from University of Dhaka in 1973 and 1975 respectively. [3] She completed her PhD in 1985 from Heidelberg University. [3] Her thesis was on the Farakka Barrage. [3]

Career

Sayeed joined the Family Development Services and Research in 1986 as a researcher. [3] From 1986 to 1991, she was an assistant professor at the department of government and politics at Jahangirnagar University. [3]

Sayeed became an associate professor in 1991 and a full professor in 1999. [3]

In 2013, Sayeed was appointed a member of the board of advisors of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute. [3] She was a member of the Bangladesh delegation to the 13th Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in May 2014. [3] She was appointed commissioner of the Information Commission on 28 September 2014. [4] [5] She served under chief commissioner Ambassador Mohammed Farooq and professor Md. Golam Rahman. [4] [6]

Sayeed sat at hearing of the Information Commission and found against government officers and fined them monetarily. [7] She served alongside fellow commissioner, Nepal Chandra Sarker. [8] In February 2016, she fined the officer in charge of Bhatara Police Station for failing to disclose requested information to a member of the public in the prescribed timeframe. [9] She said that a culture of transparency was needed for the right to information act to be implemented. [10]

Sayeed is a contributing author of Banglapedia . [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Seminar on RTI at SUST". The Daily Observer. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "সচিব পদমর্যাদা পেলেন দুই তথ্য কমিশনার". Jugantor. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Prof. Dr. Khurshida Begum Sayeed" (PDF). infocom.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 "EX CICs & ICs". infocom.gov.bd. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "তথ্য কমিশনে দুই কমিশনার নিয়োগ". risingbd.com. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Martuza made Chief Information Commissioner". The Daily Star. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "2 govt officials punished for failure to give info". The Daily Star. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Shun conservative mentality to disclose info, CIC to officials". Daily Sun. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Bhatara Thana OC fined". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 10 February 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "S Asia govts urged to show commitment". The Daily Star. 2017-10-28. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Contributors". Banglapedia . Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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