Challenges of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to Scrutinize Public Expenditures in Bangladesh: An Analysis

In Bangladesh, the Public Accounts Committee is a constitutionally referred parliamentary committee. Working to ensure financial accountability of the government, it encountered some challenges related to structural and behavioural aspects. Apparently, the nature of the political system, executive-l...

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Hlavní autor: Abu Saleh
Médium: Online
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Copyright (c) 2023, Department of Government and Politics, Jahangirnagar University. 2023
On-line přístup:http://journals.juniv.edu/index.php/asts/article/view/42
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Shrnutí:In Bangladesh, the Public Accounts Committee is a constitutionally referred parliamentary committee. Working to ensure financial accountability of the government, it encountered some challenges related to structural and behavioural aspects. Apparently, the nature of the political system, executive-legislature relationship as well as the existing nature of bureaucracy was imposing serious challenges in the effective working of PAC. The political will of the government to be accountable and to make a culture of accountability in every sphere of public office is very significant to mitigate the challenges of PAC. This study envisioned to explore the challenges of PAC to Scrutinize Public Expenditures regarding to the eighth and ninth parliament of Bangladesh.