Basanti Chakma | |
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বাসন্তী চাকমা | |
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Reserved Women's Seat-9 | |
Assumed office 20 February 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] | May 16, 1971
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Education | B.A (Pass) [1] |
Occupation | Housewife [1] |
Basanti Chakma is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat. [2]
Chakma was elected to parliament from reserved seat as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 2019. [3]
Bangladesh elects on national level a legislature with one house or chamber. The unicameral Jatiyo Sangshad, meaning national parliament, has 350 members of which 300 members are directly elected through a national election for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies while 50 memberships are reserved for the women who are selected by the ruling party or coalition. The Prime Minister is the head of the government. The president who is the head of the state is elected by the National Parliament. The president of Bangladesh is a ceremonial post and does not exercise any control over the running of the state.
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 1 October 2001. The 300 seats of the Jatiya Sangsad were contested by 1,935 candidates representing 54 parties and 484 independents. The elections were the second to be held under the caretaker government concept, introduced in 1996.
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