Jatiya Sangsad

Jatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh has 345 seats. This includes 45 seats held for women.  People who are in the Jatiya Sangsad are called Members of Parliament or MPs. The last 9th National Parliamentary Election was held on December 29, 2008.  Normally elections are every five years.

The leader of the party that has most of seats is the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The President of Bangladesh, who is the ceremonial head of state, is picked by Parliament.

The parliament itself meets in the Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban.  The current majority party is the Bangladesh Awami League.

Members of Parliament must be citizens of only Bangladesh and above the age of 25.

Past parliamentary election results

LegislatureMajorityLeader of HouseOppositionOpposition LeaderRemarks1st ParliamentAwami LeagueSheikh Mujibur Rahman None NoneNo other political party won more than 1 seat2nd Parliament BNPZiaur RahmanAwami League NoneOpposition was too factioned to elect a leader3rd ParliamentJatiya PartyH M ErshadAwami LeagueSheikh Hasina4th ParliamentJatiya PartyH M ErshadCoalition oppositionA. S. M. Abdur RabRab was dubbed Ershad's domesticated Opposition Leader, since all major parties had boycotted the elections, and Ershad pitched the coalition opposition to give his regime legitimacy.5th ParliamentBNPKhaleda ZiaAwami LeagueSheikh Hasina6th ParliamentBNPKhaleda ZiaBangladesh Freedom PartyNone7th ParliamentAwami LeagueSheikh HasinaBNPKhaleda Zia8th ParliamentBNPKhaleda ZiaAwami LeagueSheikh Hasina9th ParliamentAwami LeagueSheikh HasinaBNPKhaleda Zia

References

Category:Politics of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Category:Government agencies of Bangladesh
Category:Unicameral legislatures
Category:Parliament of Bangladesh