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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.
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 27 February 1991. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) emerged as the largest party in parliament, winning 140 of the 300 directly elected seats. The BNP formed a government with the support of the Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami, and on 20 March Khaleda Zia was sworn in for her first term as Prime Minister.
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Khaleda Panna is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament from a reserved seat.
Rokeya Ahmed Lucky is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat.
Syeda Nargis Ali is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat.
Abeda Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat.
Bilkiss Islam is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat.
Ferdous Akhter Wahida is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat.
Reena Parveen is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat.
Khaleda Rabbani is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat.
Fahima Hossain Jubly is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat.
Khodeza Emdad Lata is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat.
Saimun Begum is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat.
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