On the occasion of the week long visit of ARTICLE 19 Global Executive Director Dr. Agnes Callamard in Bangladesh, ARTICLE 19 Bangladesh office organized a reception in Dhaka on Thursday.
In the reception Dr Agnes Callamard launched a website named www.provoicebd.org of the ARTICLE 19 project titled "Access to Information for Greater Participation and Government Accountability” funded by DFID-UK and a Bangla version of an ARTICLE 19 International Standard Series booklet named The Public’s Right to Know: Principles on Freedom of Information Legislation. The booklet was distributed among the participants.
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) with the participation of ARTICLE 19 partner organizations developed the website and published the Bangla version of the booklet under this project.
Among others, ARTICLE 19 Country Director in Bangladesh Ms. Tahmina Rahman presented welcome address while higher officials of the partner organizations attended the reception.
Assistant Coordinator of BNNRC Mr Khorshed Alam presented the website details and the whole website through multimedia session. An ifter party followed the reception.