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This is a list of speakers and deputy speakers of the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. [1]
| No. | Officeholder | From | To | Legislative body | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shah Abdul Hamid | 10 April 1972 | 1 May 1972 | Ganaparishad | |
| 2 | Mohammad Mohammadullah | 12 October 1972 | 27 January 1974 | ||
| 3 | Abdul Malek Ukil | 28 January 1974 | 5 November 1975 | 1st Jatiya Sangsad | |
| 4 | Mirza Ghulam Hafiz | 2 April 1979 | 23 March 1982 | 2nd Jatiya Sangsad | |
| 5 | Shamsul Huda Chaudhury | 10 July 1986 | 25 April 1988 | 3rd Jatiya Sangsad | |
| 25 April 1988 | 5 April 1991 | 4th Jatiya Sangsad | |||
| 6 | Abdur Rahman Biswas | 5 April 1991 | 10 October 1991 | 5th Jatiya Sangsad | |
| 7 | Sheikh Razzak Ali | 12 October 1991 | 19 March 1996 | ||
| 19 March 1996 | 14 July 1996 | 6th Jatiya Sangsad | |||
| 8 | Humayun Rashid Choudhury | 14 July 1996 | 10 July 2001 | 7th Jatiya Sangsad | |
| 9 | Mohammad Abdul Hamid | 12 July 2001 | 28 October 2001 | ||
| 10 | Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar | 28 October 2001 | 25 January 2009 | 8th Jatiya Sangsad | |
| 11 | Mohammad Abdul Hamid | 25 January 2009 | 24 April 2013 | 9th Jatiya Sangsad | |
| 12 | Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury | 30 April 2013 | 29 January 2014 | ||
| 29 January 2014 | 30 January 2019 | 10th Jatiya Sangsad | |||
| 30 January 2019 | 30 January 2024 | 11th Jatiya Sangsad | |||
| 30 January 2024 | 2 September 2024 | 12th Jatiya Sangsad | |||
| No. | Officeholder | From | To | Legislative body | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [a] | Mohammad Mohammadullah | 10 April 1972 | 11 October 1972 | Ganaparishad | |
| 1 | Mohammad Baitullah | 7 April 1973 | 5 November 1975 | 1st Jatiya Sangsad | |
| 2 | Sultan Ahmed | 2 April 1979 | 23 March 1982 | 2nd Jatiya Sangsad | |
| 3 | Md Korban Ali | 10 July 1986 | 25 April 1988 | 3rd Jatiya Sangsad | |
| 4 | Md. Reazuddin Ahmed | 25 April 1988 | 5 April 1991 | 4th Jatiya Sangsad | |
| 5 | Sheikh Razzak Ali | 5 April 1991 | 12 October 1991 | 5th Jatiya Sangsad | |
| 6 | Humayun Khan Panni | 14 October 1991 | 19 March 1996 | ||
| 7 | L. K. Siddiqi | 19 March 1996 | 14 July 1996 | 6th Jatiya Sangsad | |
| 8 | Mohammad Abdul Hamid | 14 July 1996 | 12 July 2001 | 7th Jatiya Sangsad | |
| 9 | Ali Ashraf | 12 July 2001 | 28 October 2001 | ||
| 10 | Akhtar Hameed Siddiqui | 28 October 2001 | 25 January 2009 | 8th Jatiya Sangsad | |
| 11 | Shawkat Ali | 25 January 2009 | 29 January 2014 | 9th Jatiya Sangsad | |
| 12 | Fazle Rabbi Miah | 29 January 2014 | 30 January 2019 | 10th Jatiya Sangsad | |
| 30 January 2019 | 22 July 2022 | 11th Jatiya Sangsad | |||
| 13 | Shamsul Hoque Tuku | 28 August 2022 | 30 January 2024 | ||
| 30 January 2024 | 6 August 2024 | 12th Jatiya Sangsad | |||
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