Comptroller and Auditor General (Bangladesh)
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The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের মহা হিসাব নিরীক্ষক ও নিয়ন্ত্রক এর কার্যালয়) (C&AG) is the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of the country.[1][2] Like the SAIs in many other countries across the world the institution is established by the Constitution of Bangladesh. This institute is responsible for maintaining accounts of the republic and audits all receipts and expenditure of the Government of Bangladesh, including those of bodies and authorities substantially financed by the government. The reports of the CAG are discussed by the Public Accounts Committee, which is a standing committee in the Parliament of Bangladesh.
Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh | |
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বাংলাদেশের মহা হিসাব নিরীক্ষক ও নিয়ন্ত্রক | |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
Appointer | President of Bangladesh |
Term length | 5 Years or up to 65 Years of age (whichever is earlier) |
Website | www |
In more recent times, in addition to carrying out the traditional approach of conducting financial audits and compliance audits, the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh (OCAG) has introduced performance audits, which focus on evaluating economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the management of public resources of different government entities.