The Jatiya Sangsad, often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for women. Elected occupants are called members of Parliament, or MPs. The 12th national parliamentary election was held on 7 January 2024. Elections to the body are held every five years, unless a parliament is dissolved earlier by the President of Bangladesh. On 6 August 2024, President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved parliament after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina and ordered to form a interim government.
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.
Mostafizur Rahman Fizar is a Bangladeshi politician who was the minister for Primary and Mass Education and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dinajpur-5 constituency for 8 terms. He formerly served as the State Minister for the Ministry of Environment and Forest and later took over the Ministry of Land as State Minister, from 31 July 2009 to 21 November 2013.
Muhammad Reazuddin Ahmed, popularly known by his daak naam Bhola Mia, was a Bangladeshi politician, lawyer and minister. He was a member of parliament for the then Rangpur-13, then Rangpur-15 and Lalmonirhat-3 constituencies. He was the deputy speaker of the 4th parliament of Bangladesh.
Imran Ahmad is a Bangladesh Awami League politician, businessman and a former Minister of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment during 2019–2024. He is a former member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Sylhet-4 constituency.
Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu was a Bangladeshi politician of the Jatiya Party and served as the Secretary General for two terms. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-9 constituency at the 10th Jatiya Sangsad and the Chittagong-6 constituency at the 4th Jatiya Sangsad. He served as the Cabinet Minister for Energy during Ershad's regime in the 1980s. He was appointed an advisor to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in November 2013.
Shariatpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Iqbal Hossain Apu of the Awami League.
Mohammad Khaledur Rahman Tito was a Bangladeshi politician. He served as a Jatiya Sangsad member as a Jatiya Party member during 1986–1988 and a Bangladesh Awami League member during 2009–2013 representing the Jessore-3 constituency.
Rajbari-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Kazi Keramat Ali of the Awami League.
Shariatpur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by AKM Enamul Haque Shamim of the Awami League.
Md. Rahamat Ali was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and lawyer who was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Gazipur-1 and Gazipur-3 constituencies. He was the state minister of Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives. His daughter Rumana Ali is a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. His eldest son M. Zahid Hasan is a renowned physicist.
Md. Zillul Hakim is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as the minister of railways and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rajbari-2 constituency.
Gopalganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. As of August 2024, the seat of this constituency is vacant, and was last held by Sheikh Hasina who served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 2009 to 2024.
Md Zakir Hossain is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kurigram-4 constituency. He is a former state minister of Primary and Mass Education.
Salma Chowdhury is an Awami League politician and former Member of 11th Jatiya Sangsad in the Reserved Seats for Women.
Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Member of Parliament representing the Rajbari-1 constituency.
Ahammad Ali was a Bangladeshi politician from Meherpur belonging to Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was elected three times as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. His son Masud Arun is a former member of the Jatiya Sangsad.
Rumana AliTusi is a Bangladeshi academic, writer and politician from Gazipur belonging to Bangladesh Awami League. She is a former state minister for Primary and Mass Education and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Gazipur-3 constituency. Earlier, she was Jatiya Sangsad member for Reserved Women's Seat-14. She is ex-state minister Md. Rahmat Ali's daughter. Her eldest brother M. Zahid Hasan is a well known physicist at Princeton University.
Jahanara Begum was a Bangladeshi politician, a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rajbari-1 constituency and a State Minister of Cultural Affairs.
