[3] Parliament's Rules of Procedure requires additional committees, including one to shadow each government ministry.
[5] Committees sit in private, their meetings are not open to the public or the media.
[2][3][7] Professor of public administration Nizam Ahmed said of Bangladeshi parliamentary committees that "although they do not appear to be good watchdogs, neither can they be considered as poodles."
They have little bite - little direct effect on government actions - but their bark can publicise issues and air disagreements.
[8] Taiabur Rahman, another academic in the field, wrote that the Bangladesh Parliament has "a weak committee system with marginal scope in ensuring executive accountability.