Ombudsman Bangladesh
INTRODUCTION
Article 77 of the Constitution' provides
"77(1) Parliament may, by law, provide for the office of Ombudsman.
(2) The Ombudsman shall exercise such powers and perform such function as Parliament may, by law, determine, including the power to investigate any action taken by a Ministry, a public officer or a statutory public authority.
(3) The Ombudsman shall prepare an annual report concerning the discharge of his function and such report shall be laid before Parliament."
So, when the Constitution had, when it was adopted on 4 November 1972, but commenced from 16 December 1972, desired that Parliament should pass a law establishing the office of Ombudsman, it thereby expressed the will of the people. The expression, "may", used in clause (1) of the Article 77 clearly indicates that the constitution did not mandate Parliament to establish the office of Ombudsman but left it to the wisdom and discretion of Parliament.
OMBUDSMAN - As per Wikipedia
An ombudsman (conventional English plural: ombudsmen) is a person who acts as a trusted intermediary between either the state (or elements of it) or an organization, and some internal or external constituency, while representing not only but mostly the broad scope of constituent interests. An indigenous Danish, Norwegian and Swedish term, Ombudsman is etymologically rooted in the Old Norse word umboðsmaðr, essentially meaning "representative". In its most frequent modern usage, an ombudsman is an official, usually appointed by the government or by parliament but with a significant degree of independence, who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints reported by individuals. Modern variations of this term include "ombud", "ombuds", "ombudsperson", or "ombudswoman".
Whether appointed by the legislature, the executive, or an organization (or, less frequently, elected by the constituency), the typical duties of an ombudsman are to investigate
Article 77 of the Constitution' provides
"77(1) Parliament may, by law, provide for the office of Ombudsman.
(2) The Ombudsman shall exercise such powers and perform such function as Parliament may, by law, determine, including the power to investigate any action taken by a Ministry, a public officer or a statutory public authority.
(3) The Ombudsman shall prepare an annual report concerning the discharge of his function and such report shall be laid before Parliament."
So, when the Constitution had, when it was adopted on 4 November 1972, but commenced from 16 December 1972, desired that Parliament should pass a law establishing the office of Ombudsman, it thereby expressed the will of the people. The expression, "may", used in clause (1) of the Article 77 clearly indicates that the constitution did not mandate Parliament to establish the office of Ombudsman but left it to the wisdom and discretion of Parliament.
OMBUDSMAN - As per Wikipedia
An ombudsman (conventional English plural: ombudsmen) is a person who acts as a trusted intermediary between either the state (or elements of it) or an organization, and some internal or external constituency, while representing not only but mostly the broad scope of constituent interests. An indigenous Danish, Norwegian and Swedish term, Ombudsman is etymologically rooted in the Old Norse word umboðsmaðr, essentially meaning "representative". In its most frequent modern usage, an ombudsman is an official, usually appointed by the government or by parliament but with a significant degree of independence, who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints reported by individuals. Modern variations of this term include "ombud", "ombuds", "ombudsperson", or "ombudswoman".
Whether appointed by the legislature, the executive, or an organization (or, less frequently, elected by the constituency), the typical duties of an ombudsman are to investigate