You must submit an application to the concerned Designated Officer (DO) of the concerned authority directly.
All information requests must be in writing (this includes e-mail) and provide the applicant’s name, address and other particulars for a response in prescribed format as mentioned in the Rules.
Describe the information sought for as correctly and clearly as possible.
You can express a reasonable preference for the mode you wish the information to be supplied, for example, making inspection, having copy, taking note or any other approved mode like e-mail.
For obtaining information you must pay fees as determined by the DO as prescribed in the Rules.
Publication of or providing with certain types of information not mandatory.—Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act, no authority shall be bound to provide with the following information, namely—
(a) any such information that may, if disclosed, cause a threat to the security, integrity and sovereignty of Bangladesh;
(b) any such information relating to any aspect of foreign policy that may affect the existing relationship with any foreign country or international organisation or any regional alliance or organization;
(c) any secret information received from a foreign government;
(d) any information relating to inherent secrets of commercial or business nature, copyright or intellectual property right that may, if published, affect the intellectual property right of a third party.
(e) any of the following information that may, if disclosed, be gainful or damaging to any particular individual or organization, namely :-
(i) any advance information about income tax, customs, VAT and law relating to excise duty, budget or change in the tax rate;
(ii) any advance information about changes relating to exchange rate and interest rate;
(iii) any advance information about the management and supervision of the financial institutions including banks;
(f) any such information that may, if disclosed, obstruct the enforcement of law or incite any offence;
(g) any such information that may, if disclosed, endanger the security of public or impede the due judicial process of a pending case;
(h) any such information that may, if disclosed, offend the privacy of the personal life of an individual;
(i) any such information that may, if disclosed, endanger the life or physical safety of any person;
(j) any such information given in confidence to any law enforcement agency by a person;
(k) any matter pending before any court of law and which has been expressly forbidden to be published by any court of law or tribunal or the disclosure of which may constitute contempt of court;
(l) any such information that may, if disclosed, impede the process of investigation;
(m) any such information that may, if disclosed, affect any investigation process of offence and the arrest and prosecution of offender;
(n) any such information which is, according to law, liable to be published only for a certain period of time;
(o) any such information that is generated through technical or scientific experiment, and is expedient to keep secret for strategic or commercial reasons;
(p) any such information pertaining to a purchase process before it is complete or a decision has been taken about it;
(q) any such information that may be prejudicial to the special rights of the House of the Nation;
(r) any secret information of a person which is protected by law;
(s) any advance, information relating to question papers of an examination or marks given;
(t) any document including summaries to be placed before the Cabinet or, as the case may be, before the Council of Advisers and information relating to discussions and decisions of such meetings Provided that after taking any decision by the Cabinet or, as the case may be, by the Council of Advisors, the reasons of taking such decisions and the basis upon which the decisions are taken may be disclosed : Provided further that the concern authority shall take prior approval from Information Commission for withholding information under this section.
All information requests must be in writing (this includes e-mail) and provide the applicant’s name, address and other particulars for a response in prescribed format as mentioned in the Rules.
Describe the information sought for as correctly and clearly as possible.
You can express a reasonable preference for the mode you wish the information to be supplied, for example, making inspection, having copy, taking note or any other approved mode like e-mail.
For obtaining information you must pay fees as determined by the DO as prescribed in the Rules.
Publication of or providing with certain types of information not mandatory.—Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act, no authority shall be bound to provide with the following information, namely—
(a) any such information that may, if disclosed, cause a threat to the security, integrity and sovereignty of Bangladesh;
(b) any such information relating to any aspect of foreign policy that may affect the existing relationship with any foreign country or international organisation or any regional alliance or organization;
(c) any secret information received from a foreign government;
(d) any information relating to inherent secrets of commercial or business nature, copyright or intellectual property right that may, if published, affect the intellectual property right of a third party.
(e) any of the following information that may, if disclosed, be gainful or damaging to any particular individual or organization, namely :-
(i) any advance information about income tax, customs, VAT and law relating to excise duty, budget or change in the tax rate;
(ii) any advance information about changes relating to exchange rate and interest rate;
(iii) any advance information about the management and supervision of the financial institutions including banks;
(f) any such information that may, if disclosed, obstruct the enforcement of law or incite any offence;
(g) any such information that may, if disclosed, endanger the security of public or impede the due judicial process of a pending case;
(h) any such information that may, if disclosed, offend the privacy of the personal life of an individual;
(i) any such information that may, if disclosed, endanger the life or physical safety of any person;
(j) any such information given in confidence to any law enforcement agency by a person;
(k) any matter pending before any court of law and which has been expressly forbidden to be published by any court of law or tribunal or the disclosure of which may constitute contempt of court;
(l) any such information that may, if disclosed, impede the process of investigation;
(m) any such information that may, if disclosed, affect any investigation process of offence and the arrest and prosecution of offender;
(n) any such information which is, according to law, liable to be published only for a certain period of time;
(o) any such information that is generated through technical or scientific experiment, and is expedient to keep secret for strategic or commercial reasons;
(p) any such information pertaining to a purchase process before it is complete or a decision has been taken about it;
(q) any such information that may be prejudicial to the special rights of the House of the Nation;
(r) any secret information of a person which is protected by law;
(s) any advance, information relating to question papers of an examination or marks given;
(t) any document including summaries to be placed before the Cabinet or, as the case may be, before the Council of Advisers and information relating to discussions and decisions of such meetings Provided that after taking any decision by the Cabinet or, as the case may be, by the Council of Advisors, the reasons of taking such decisions and the basis upon which the decisions are taken may be disclosed : Provided further that the concern authority shall take prior approval from Information Commission for withholding information under this section.
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