Abdul Malek made chief information commissioner

UNB, Dhaka :

The government has appointed Abdul Malek, a former information secretary, as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC).

President Abdul Hamid made the appointment as per Article 15 (1) of the Right to Information Act-2009, said an official release of the Ministry of Information.

A gazette notification in this regard was issued on Tuesday.

Abdul Malek replaced Martuza Ahmed as the CIC.