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100			_aMollah, Md. Awal Hossain
245			_aOmbudsman for Bangladesh: theory and reality
260			_c2004
300			_ap.979-1002.
520			_aAlthough the term "Ombudsman" is a relatively unfamiliar term in Bangladesh in general, it is widely used and is a practiced technique of ensuring administrative accountability and transparency in western developed countries. The offices of Ombudsmen, as currently found in an increasing number of countries, are institutions of government design to meet the perceived needs as to both out come and process. Their objectives are to secure fairness, integrity, accountability and efficiency in public affairs, by methods conductive to promoting confidence in all institutions of the state. In reality the Ombudsman's office is seen as an institution, which has been established in regional jurisdictions in order to promote high standards of public administration and management, and to protect the right of citizens in their dealing with government. In this article, an attempt is made to analyze the role of the "Ombudsman" concept and why it is needed and how it can be institutionalized in Bangladesh. In doing so, the article has been divided into two parts. Part I discusses the conceptual framework of the Ombudsman while Part II throws light on the prospects and problems of this concept in Bangladesh as attempts are being made to establish the office of the Ombudsman. - Reproduced.
650			_aOmbudsman - Bangladesh
650			_aOmbudsman
700			_aUddin, Md. Nizam
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
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999			_c63763 _d63763