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Monday | February 02, 2026 | Dhaka

Masuda Bhatti fired

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Staff Reporter :

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has dismissed Information Commissioner Masuda Bhatti from her position following the confirmation of serious misconduct allegations against her.

The Ministry of Information issued a notice regarding the decision on Monday.

Masuda Bhatti, along with retired judge Shahidul Alam Jhinuk, was appointed as an Information Commissioner in August 2023 by the president through a notice issued under the Awami League government.

Previously, Bhatti served as the chief editor of the daily Amader Orthoniti.
On January 10, the Supreme Judicial Council submitted a report against her.

The notice stated, “As the allegations of serious misconduct against Information Commissioner Masuda Bhatti of the Information Commission of Bangladesh have been substantiated by the Supreme Judicial Council, the President has removed Masuda Bhatti from her position on January 16, in accordance with Article 16(6) of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, as amended, and Section 16(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2009. ”