Nepal Chandra Sarker
Nepal Chandra Sarker is a retired Bangladeshi Civil Servant and former Commissioner of the Information Commission.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
Sarker was born on 5 March 1954 in Tangail District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[3]
Career[edit]
Sarker joined the administration cadre of Bangladesh Civil Service in 1981.[3] He served as the Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Pirganj Upazila, Gobindaganj Upazila, and Mathbaria Upazila.[3] He was the Deputy Commissioner of Thakurgaon District.[3] In Manikganj District, he was the additional district magistrate.[3] He was the additional deputy commissioner of Kurigram District.[3] He served in Land Appeal Board.[3] He was the assistant commissioner of Jamalpur Collectorate & Civil Officers' Training Academy.[3] On 28 August 2003, he was promoted to joint secretary August 2003.[4] In 2004 and 2005, he was the joint secretary of the Ministry of Shipping.[5][6]
Sarker served as the founding secretary of the Bangladesh Information Commission.[3] His leave preparatory to retirement was cancelled in 2011 and he was appointed secretary of the Bangladesh Information Commission.[7] Sarker retired from the Bangladesh Civil Service in 2012.[3] On 16 September 2014, Sarker was appointed Commissioner of the Information Commission.[3][8] He was the Adviser Programme Operations of the Management and Resources Development Initiative.[9]
Sarker's term as commissioner of the Information Commission ended 15 September 2019.[10]
Personal life[edit]
Sarker is married to Shibani Sarker.[11] Their son, Shuvro Prosun Sarker, is assistant professor of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and author of Refugee Law in India: The Road from Ambiguity to Protection.[11][12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Information Commissioners Nepal Chandra Sarker and Suraiya Begum along with other distinguished persons at a seminar on 'Right to Information Act in Achieving SDGs' organised by Information Commission in its auditorium in the city on Wednesday". The New Nation. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ "Right to Information Act useful for investigative journalism: Malek - Back Page - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Mr. Nepal Chandra Sarker Information Commissioner" (PDF). Information Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "List of 146 promoted as addl and joint secretaries". The Daily Star. 28 August 2003. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "24 firms line up for feasibility study on deep seaport". The Daily Star. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ Hasan, Rafiq (25 November 2004). "Mongla port faces govt neglect". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ Azad, M Abul Kalam (27 March 2011). "Retirees rule admin". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "Info commission gets two new commissioners". The Daily Star. 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ "Revision of restrictive provisions demanded". The Daily Star. 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ "EX CICs & ICs". infocom.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ a b Sarker, Shuvro Prosun (2017-08-08). Refugee Law in India: The Road from Ambiguity to Protection. Springer. ISBN 978-981-10-4807-4.
- ^ "Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur". www.iitkgp.ac.in. Retrieved 2023-06-18.