Nepal Chandra Sarker

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Nepal Chandra Sarker is a retired Bangladeshi Civil Servant and former Commissioner of the Information Commission. [1] [2]

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Early life

Sarker was born on 5 March 1954 in Tangail District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. [3]

Career

Sarker joined the administration cadre of Bangladesh Civil Service in 1981. [3] He served as the Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Pirganj Upazila, Gobindaganj Upazila, and Mathbaria Upazila. [3] He was the Deputy Commissioner of Thakurgaon District. [3] In Manikganj District, he was the additional district magistrate. [3] He was the additional deputy commissioner of Kurigram District. [3] He served in Land Appeal Board. [3] He was the assistant commissioner of Jamalpur Collectorate & Civil Officers' Training Academy. [3] On 28 August 2003, he was promoted to joint secretary August 2003. [4] In 2004 and 2005, he was the joint secretary of the Ministry of Shipping. [5] [6]

Sarker served as the founding secretary of the Bangladesh Information Commission. [3] His leave preparatory to retirement was cancelled in 2011 and he was appointed secretary of the Bangladesh Information Commission. [7] Sarker retired from the Bangladesh Civil Service in 2012. [3] On 16 September 2014, Sarker was appointed Commissioner of the Information Commission. [3] [8] He was the Adviser Programme Operations of the Management and Resources Development Initiative. [9]

Sarker's term as commissioner of the Information Commission ended 15 September 2019. [10]

Personal life

Sarker is married to Shibani Sarker. [11] Their son, Shuvro Prosun Sarker, is assistant professor of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and author of Refugee Law in India: The Road from Ambiguity to Protection. [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Information Commissioners Nepal Chandra Sarker and Suraiya Begum along with other distinguished persons at a seminar on 'Right to Information Act in Achieving SDGs' organised by Information Commission in its auditorium in the city on Wednesday". The New Nation. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  2. ↑ "Right to Information Act useful for investigative journalism: Malek - Back Page - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Mr. Nepal Chandra Sarker Information Commissioner" (PDF). Information Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "List of 146 promoted as addl and joint secretaries". The Daily Star. 28 August 2003. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "24 firms line up for feasibility study on deep seaport". The Daily Star. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Hasan, Rafiq (25 November 2004). "Mongla port faces govt neglect". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Azad, M Abul Kalam (27 March 2011). "Retirees rule admin". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Info commission gets two new commissioners". The Daily Star. 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  9. ↑ "Revision of restrictive provisions demanded". The Daily Star. 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  10. ↑ "EX CICs & ICs". infocom.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  11. 1 2 Sarker, Shuvro Prosun (2017-08-08). Refugee Law in India: The Road from Ambiguity to Protection. Springer. ISBN   978-981-10-4807-4.
  12. ↑ "Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur". www.iitkgp.ac.in. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
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