Staff Correspondent 
Former United News of Bangladesh (UNB) editor S A M Mahfuzur Rahman has been appointed an Information Commissioner after being relieved of his position as the Prime Minister’s speechwriter.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced the appointment in a notification issued on Saturday (October 17).
Mahfuzur Rahman was previously appointed as the Prime Minister’s speechwriter on a contractual basis on March 2.
Meanwhile, journalist Khan Mohammad Abul Hossain has also been appointed an Information Commissioner.
The President appointed them as Information Commissioners under Section 15(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2009.
