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Problems of Democracy- Rubberstamp Parliament

An effective and participatory parliament is a sine quo non of democratic governance. But ironically, “Bangladesh’s parliament has become almost irrelevant as a forum for political discourse and decision making”[1] “All the major characteristics of strong legislature are virtually absent in Bangladesh”.[2] All the political institutions including the speaker of the parliament have been politicized and used against the major opposition parties in the country. Main opposition parties have never been consulted by the incumbent government prior to appointing official to major constitutional posts. Since after independence, almost all the parliament acts as a rubber stamp which passed every bill placed by the government without thoroughly examining this bill from the viewpoint of public interests.