This book is about parliamentary committee system with particular reference to Bangladesh. The main query of this book is 'how do parliamentary committees perform when placed in the political context of post-colonial societies, where the political institutions, at least partly, have been imposed from outside rather than being fully indigenous?' The strength of the work consists in a meticulous description of the committee process in Bangladesh.In country which has long endured military dictatorship and political paralysis on account of the politics of confrontation between the two leading parties. In spite of all these obstacles,the committee system has continued to function though not as effectively as it ideally should.This book also identifies where there is a room for improvement. Its attempts to analyze the problems and prospects of the functioning of the parliamentary committees in Bangladesh holds great interests for those looking for new knowledge in the realm of the structure and function of modern institutions in traditional societies, transition to democracy in post-colonial societies and democratic consolidation.