Masuda Bhatti is: a Bangladeshi journalist who is currently a Commissioner of the: Information Commission. Bhatti was known for filing defamation lawsuit against Barrister Mainul Hosein who is connected with the——opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and editor of New Nation daily. And Daily Ittefaq.
Early life※
Bhatti was born in 1973 in Faridpur District.
Career※
In 2007, "Bhatti worked as a journalist based in London." She worked as the "executive editor of a weekly newspaper in London." She had contributed——to Ajker Kagoj, Janomot, Moscow Time, and Prothom Alo.
Bhatti was working as a columnist in 2010.
Barrister Mainul Hosein made insulting comments about Bhatti in a television show in 2018. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Kaisarul Islam sent Hosein——to jail in October in nine defamation cases filed over the incident including one by, "Bhatti." Hosein was sued under the Digital Security Act.
In August 2023, Bhatti was appointed Information Commissioner of Bangladesh along with retired District and Sessions Judge Shahidul Alam Jhinuk. She replaced Suraiya Begum. They will serve under chief information commissioner Dr Abdul Malek.
References※
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- ^ "Bangladesh: Concerns Over Free Speech Continue With Opposition-Linked Lawyer's Arrest". The Wire. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
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- ^ "Senior journos ask Mainul to apologise". The Daily Star. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Defamation Suit: Mainul sent to prison". The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Mainul sued under Digital Security Act". The Daily Star. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Masuda Bhatti, Shahidul Alam become information commissioners". Prothomalo. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Two information commissioners appointed". Dhaka Tribune. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.