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.
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.
Rushanara Ali is a British politician who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2010 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Building Safety and Homelessness since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she was the first British Bangladeshi elected to Parliament.
Mohammad Abdur Razzaque is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-1 constituency during 2001–2024. 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.
Nilphamari-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.
Rangpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.
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 of the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh.Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.
Kurigram-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.
Moulvibazar-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency is vacant.
Kurigram-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.
Noakhali-4 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh.Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.
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 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.
Khulna-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2018 by Abdus Salam Murshedy of the Awami League.
Mustaque Ahmed Ruhi is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Netrokona-1 constituency. In 2008, he was elected as a member of the Bangladesh Awami League nominee in the general election. He is a former AGS and VP consecutively of Ananda Mohan College Central Students Union(AMUCSU)
Mojibur Rahman was a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former Member of Parliament for Lalmonirhat-2. He served 7 terms.
