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.
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]
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]
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.
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]
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]