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12th Jatiya Sangsad | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Bangladesh Parliament | ||||
Term | January 2024 – January 2029 | ||||
Election | 2024 Bangladeshi general election | ||||
Government | Bangladesh Awami League | ||||
Opposition | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | ||||
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President | Mohammed Shahabuddin | ||||
House of the Nation | |||||
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Members | 350 | ||||
Speaker of the House | Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury | ||||
Deputy Speaker of the House | Shamsul Hoque Tuku | ||||
Leader of the House | Sheikh Hasina | ||||
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina | ||||
Deputy Leader of the house | Matia Chowdhury | ||||
Leader of the Opposition | GM Quader | ||||
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This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament of Bangladesh) from 300 Bangladeshi constituencies for the 12th Parliament of Bangladesh. [1]
The list includes both MPs elected at the 2024 general election, held on 7 January 2024 and nominated women's members for reserved seat and those subsequently elected in by-elections.
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The prime minister of Bangladesh, officially prime minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is the chief executive of the government of Bangladesh. The prime minister and the cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate. The prime minister is ceremonially appointed by the president of Bangladesh.
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.
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.
The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Constitution of Bangladesh consisting the executive represented by the president, prime minister and cabinet. The legislature represented by the Jatiya Sangsad and the judiciary, represented by the Supreme Court. Bangladesh is a unitary state and the central government has the authority to govern over the entirety of the nation. The seat of the government is located in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
Ghulam Muhammed Quader, better known as GM Quader, is a Bangladeshi politician and the 2nd chairperson of Jatiya Party and Opposition Leader of Bangladesh Parliament. He was the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from the Lalmonirhat-3 constituency. He served as the Minister of Commerce and Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism from 2009 to 2014.
Nilphamari-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Siddiqul Alam Siddiq the Jatiya Party (Ershad).
Rangpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Asaduzzaman Bablu.
Nasreen Jahan Ratna is a Bangladesh Jaitya Party politician and former Member of Bangladesh Parliament from Barisal-6.
Tangail-8 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Anupam Shahjahan Joy of the Awami League.
Sylhet-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury of the Awami League.
Barisal-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Retired Major General Abdul Hafiz Mallik of the Bangladesh Awami League.
Kurigram-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Soumendra Prasad Pandey of the Awami League.
Salma Islam is a Bangladeshi lawyer, journalist, politician, and an incumbent MP from 12th parliament. She was an MP of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad representing the Dhaka-1 constituency. She served as state minister of the Bangladesh government for Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. She is the Member of Presidium as well as current chair of Dhaka of Jatiya Party (Ershad). She has been made the new chairman of Jamuna Group after the death of her husband and the conglomerate's founder chairman Nurul Islam Babul.
Sirajganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Tanvir Shakil Joy of the Awami League.
Kishoreganj-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2009 by Nazmul Hassan Papon of the Awami League.
Khulna-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2018 by Abdus Salam Murshedy of the Awami League.
A Member of Parliament (MP) in Bangladesh is a member of the unicameral Jatiya Sangsad or House of the Nation. A majority of members are elected directly in general elections, while a minority of seats are reserved exclusively for women and allocated on a proportional basis. The Constitution specifies that Parliament consists of 300 directly-elected members, while 50 seats are reserved for women. The individual who leads the largest party or alliance in parliament usually becomes Prime Minister of Bangladesh.