It may sound like a broken gramophone record for us to continue lamenting the absence of the chief information commissioner and two information commissioners in Bangladesh since September 2024, following the political transition after the July uprising.

It is true that observers have so far viewed the performance of the BNP government, which took office in February 2026 following a year-and-a-half-long interim administration, with cautious optimism.

Civil society members at a seminar yesterday urged the government to immediately form a new Information Commission through a transparent process.

There is a persistent disconnect between the RTI law and the people it intends to serve.

The interim government should encourage all public officials to respond diligently to the citizens’ RTI requests.