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.
Rushanara Ali is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bethnal Green and Bow since 2010. A member of the Labour Party, she was the first British Bangladeshi elected to Parliament.
Mohammad Abdur Razzaque is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the incumbent Member of Parliament from Tangail-1 constituency since 2001. He was the Minister of Agriculture of Bangladesh. He served as Minister of Food and Disaster Management from 2009 to 2012 and then, as Minister of Food until 2013. He has been the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Finance since 2014. He has also been serving as a presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League since 2016.
Rangpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Asaduzzaman Bablu.
Abdul Matin Khasru was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Comilla-5 constituency during 1991–1995, 1996–2001 and 2009–2021. He served in the first Hasina cabinet as Minister of Law and Justice from 1997 until 2001.
Shamsunnahar Khwaja Ahsanullah is a Bangladeshi politician from Bangladesh Nationalist Party, a former two-term Jatiya Sangsad member from the Women's Reserved Seats and a member of the Dhaka Nawab family.
Sylhet-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury of the Awami League.
Brahmanbaria-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by AB Tajul Islam of the Awami League.
Noakhali-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Obaidul Quader of the Awami League.
Chittagong-8 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. The incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) of this constituency, Abdus Salam.
Kurigram-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Ponir Uddin Ahmed of the Jatiya Party (Ershad)
Noakhali-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Ekramul Karim Chowdhury of the Awami League.
Satkhira-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by SM Ataul Haque 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.
Mojibur Rahman was a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former Member of Parliament for Lalmonirhat-2. He served 7 terms.
Barkat Ullah Bulu is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Noakhali-2 and Noakhali-3 constituencies in the 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th parliament. He served as the state minister of commerce during 2001–2003.
Raoshan Jahan Sathi is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament from a reserved seat. She was also involved with Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal.
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.
