Committee on Petitions

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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 XXVII (Petitions) of the Rules of Procedure of the Jatiya Sangsad (first enacted 22 July 1974, subsequently amended 1992, 1997, 2001, 2007). The Speaker nominates the committee, which must consist of not fewer than ten members; a member appointed minister after nomination ceases to be a member from that date.

The committee faces ongoing challenges in asserting meaningful oversight and de facto authority within the current political environment.

The Committee on Petitions is one of the two investigative committees of the Jatiya Sangsad (the other being the Government Assurances Committee). Unlike the 48 ministry-shadow standing committees whose chairmen are elected by the full House, the Committee on Petitions is constituted solely by the Speaker through nomination. This procedural difference means it does not appear in published lists of elected committee chairmen and is less visible in press coverage. The established_year of 1973 reflects the institution of the committee framework with the first parliament following independence; the Rules of Procedure governing it were formally enacted 22 July 1974 and subsequently amended. Mandate source: Chapter XXVII of the Rules of Procedure as cited by the IISTE journal article (Parliamentary Committee System in Bangladesh) and the parliament.gov.bd petition-system page, both of which confirm the Speaker-nomination mechanism and the minimum-10-member composition rule. The 13th Parliament first session ran 12 March to 30 April 2026; the second (budget) session opens 7 June 2026. No chairman for the 13th Parliament iteration of this committee has been publicly announced as of the verification date. Verification_status is 'partial': the institutional profile (mandate, legal basis, rules) is well-sourced from two or more independent primary sources; the 13th-parliament-specific chairmanship and membership remain unconfirmed.