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Committee on Government Assurances

parliamentary_committee · partial (verified 2026-05-17)

Profile

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Role
Chairman
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Established
1973
Legal basis
Article 76 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (4 November 1972), which empowers the Jatiya Sangsad to appoint standing committees required by its rules of procedure; Chapter XXIX (Committee on Government Assurances) of the Rules of Procedure of the Jatiya Sangsad (first enacted 22 July 1974, with subsequent amendments including those adopted on 5 February 1992 covering rules 238 and related provisions). Members of the committee are appointed by the Sangsad (by a proposal passed by the House), not nominated by the Speaker alone.

As of 17 May 2026, no public record of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad constituting the Committee on Government Assurances or naming its chairman has been found in available sources (parliament.gov.bd, BSS, Daily Star, Dhaka Tribune, TBS, BDNews24). The committee is expected to be constituted by a House vote at some point during the 13th parliamentary term under the Rules of Procedure. The second (budget) session of the 13th parliament is scheduled to begin 7 June 2026.

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Provenance & notes

The Committee on Government Assurances is one of the two investigative (non-ministry-shadow) standing committees of the Jatiya Sangsad, the other being the Committee on Petitions. Unlike the 48 ministry-related standing committees whose chairmen are elected by the full House, this committee's members are 'appointed by the Sangsad' (a House proposal) under the Rules of Procedure. The Bangla name — সরকারি আশ্বাস সম্পর্কিত কমিটি — is confirmed by its listing as item #2 in the official 10th and 11th parliament committee inventories. The established_year of 1973 reflects the committee framework instituted with the 1st Jatiya Sangsad following independence; the Rules of Procedure governing it were formally enacted 22 July 1974. Rules 238 and related provisions of the Rules of Procedure (amended 5 February 1992) govern the committee's constitution and functions. Its mandate is distinguished from the Public Accounts Committee (which scrutinises past expenditure via CAG audit reports) and the Committee on Estimates (which scrutinises forward-looking budget allocations): the Government Assurances Committee focuses exclusively on tracking fulfilment of verbal and written ministerial promises made in the House chamber. The 13th Parliament first session ran 12 March to 30 April 2026; five house-management committees were formed on the opening day but the Government Assurances Committee, which requires a House-vote appointment, was not among them. No chairman for the 13th parliament iteration has been publicly announced as of the verification date. Verification_status is 'partial': the institutional profile (mandate, legal basis, rules) is confirmed by two or more independent primary sources (Banglapedia, Wikipedia, IISTE journal); the 13th-parliament-specific chairmanship and membership remain unconfirmed.

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