Statistics of investigation committee

By A Bangladeshi abroad On e-mail
17 June 2005, 18:00 PM
I am fed up with the news of formation of committee to investigate some incidents, especially that are formed by the government. It is learnt from a news broadcast that a committee has been formed to investigate the recent accidental death of a university student girl.

I think people would also like to know more about such committees. If I were a member of the parliament, I would have asked the government to give statistical information on such committees that have been formed to investigate various incidents since December 1971, and to publish reports on these committees for general people's information.

It would be more accurate if classified under political category and non-political category. I expect that the government have all the records. I am not sure any other organisation has complete records and can publish the same. The second issue is that how one can make it mandatory on the part of the government to complete every investigation and publish reports irrespective of the report being good, bad or controversial. India has very recently passed (or about to pass) the Freedom of Information Act following the line of the United States. Bangladesh being a democratic country should enact Freedom of Information Act. This will uplift the image of Bangladesh at home and abroad.