Khurshida Begum Sayeed Explained

Khurshida Begum Sayeed was 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.

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 Masters 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 with 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]

Notes and References

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