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Date: [DD MONTH YYYY]
To
The Designated Officer (Responsible Officer for Information)
[NAME OF OFFICE / AUTHORITY]
[ADDRESS]
Subject: Request for information under section 8 of the Right to Information Act, 2009
Sir / Madam,
Under section 8 of the Right to Information Act, 2009, I request the following information.
1. Applicant
Item Details
Name [FULL NAME]
Father's / Mother's name [NAME]
Present address [ADDRESS]
Permanent address [ADDRESS]
Mobile / e-mail [MOBILE NUMBER] / [E-MAIL, IF ANY]
2. Information requested
No. Information requested (be specific: document, period, office)
1 [E.G. CERTIFIED COPY OF THE WORK ORDER AND BILL FOR (NAME OF PROJECT), FY (YEAR)]
2 [E.G. STATUS OF MY APPLICATION NO. (NUMBER) DATED (DATE) FOR (SERVICE), WITH THE NAME OF THE OFFICER HANDLING IT]
3 [E.G. LIST OF BENEFICIARIES OF (PROGRAMME) IN (UNION / WARD), (YEAR)]
3. How I want the information
[PRINTED COPY / PHOTOCOPY / BY E-MAIL / INSPECTION / CD] — [BY POST TO THE ADDRESS ABOVE / I WILL COLLECT IN PERSON].
I am ready to pay the fee fixed for providing the information. [IF THE INFORMATION CONCERNS A PERSON'S LIFE OR DEATH, ARREST OR RELEASE FROM JAIL: "This request concerns (LIFE OR DEATH / ARREST / RELEASE FROM JAIL) of (NAME). I ask for preliminary information within 24 hours under section 9(4)."]
Please provide the information within 20 working days of receiving this application, as required by section 9(1) of the Act (30 working days if more than one unit or authority is involved, section 9(2)). If you are unable to provide it, please inform me of the reasons in writing within 10 working days, as required by section 9(3).
Yours faithfully,
______________________________
[FULL NAME]
Signature and date
BEFORE SUBMITTING — delete this part
Use the prescribed form if the office has it. This letter contains the same particulars and can be used where the form is not available.
Get a received copy with the date and seal. The 20 working days run from that date.
No reply or refusal? You can appeal to the appellate authority within 30 days after the time limit ends or after you receive the decision (section 24(1)).
Working days: in Bangladesh the weekly holidays are Friday and Saturday; public holidays also do not count.
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