Role of Parliament and Governance in Bangladesh: Problems and Prospects

IF 1.1 Q3 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
A. Hossain
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Purpose: This paper aims to critically evaluate the role of parliament in ensuring democratic governance as well as good governance in Bangladesh. The basic three functions of a parliament are a) law-making; b) representation; and c) oversight. Thus, parliament plays a crucial role in the development, people participation, rule of law, ensuring accountability and transparency, making laws and policies that promote good governance. Though Bangladesh has started its journey as a parliamentary form of government and past 48 years of its independence amid some(16) years of military intervention, however, the parliament of Bangladesh is not still effective to ensure the core elements of democratic or good governance by its three basic functions. Besides, the parliament of Bangladesh has been facing several problems and challenges to ensure its viability and effectiveness. The paper is a case-oriented qualitative study and based on secondary sources of materials. Methodology: The study adopted desktop literature Method Findings: The finding of this study is that a democratically elected parliament is the true voice of the people and responsible to the people which serves as the main platform of democratic governance. Besides, the quality of elections is crucial for a truly democratic parliament because parliaments can hardly fulfill their roles, specifically the role of representation, if elections are defective and controversial. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The study concluded that parliament is should establish its functions through modernization by use of the latest technologies including ICT.
孟加拉国议会和政府的作用:问题和前景
目的:本文旨在批判性地评估议会在确保孟加拉国民主治理和良好治理方面的作用。议会的三个基本职能是:1)立法;b)表示;c)疏忽。因此,议会在发展、人民参与、法治、确保问责制和透明度、制定促进善治的法律和政策方面发挥着至关重要的作用。尽管孟加拉国已经开始了议会形式政府的旅程,并且在大约16年的军事干预中已经独立了48年,但是,孟加拉国的议会仍然不能有效地通过其三个基本职能来确保民主或良好治理的核心要素。此外,孟加拉国议会一直面临着一些问题和挑战,以确保其可行性和有效性。本文是一项以案例为导向的定性研究,以二手资料为基础。研究结果:本研究的发现是民主选举产生的议会是人民的真实声音,对人民负责,是民主治理的主要平台。此外,选举的质量对于一个真正民主的议会来说是至关重要的,因为如果选举有缺陷和有争议,议会很难履行其角色,特别是代表的角色。对理论、实践和政策的独特贡献:该研究得出结论,议会应通过使用包括信息通信技术在内的最新技术实现现代化,从而确立其职能。
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