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.
The Jatiya Party (Bengali:জাতীয়পার্টি,romanized: Jatiyo Party,lit. 'National Party';JaPa or JP(E)) is a political party in Bangladesh. The current chairman of the party is Ghulam Muhammed Quader. On 3 January 2019,the party announced its decision to join the Bangladesh Awami League-led Grand Alliance after having been in opposition for the previous parliamentary term. However,the party backtracked the next day and announced that it intended to remain part of the opposition. Currently,it holds Rangpur out of Bangladesh's 12 city corporations.
Abdul Latif Siddiqui is a former Bangladesh Awami League politician. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-4 constituency. He served as the Minister of Textiles and Jute in the second Hasina ministry and Minister of Posts,Telecommunications and Information Technology in the third Hasina ministry.
Tofail Ahmed is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a 7-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Bhola-1,Bhola-2 and Bakerganj-1 constituencies during 1973–2024. Previously he served as the Minister of Commerce and Minister of Industries of the Government of Bangladesh. He was claimed as a corrupt person,In 1973,Sheikh Mujibur Rahman institutionalized cronyism in Bangladesh's civil service. His political secretary,Tofael Ahmed,appointed under-qualified individuals—often relatives and friends of Awami League leaders—to key positions. This group,dubbed the "Tofael Service," largely bypassed standard exams and was predominantly from Mujib's and Tofael's home districts. As a result,the civil service remained filled with under-qualified personnel for over thirty years
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 is a former 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.
Nurul Islam Babul was a Bangladeshi business magnate. He was the founder and chairman of the business conglomerate Jamuna Group.
Jamuna Television,commonly known as Jamuna TV,stylized as ᴊamuna|tv,is a privately owned Bangladeshi satellite and cable news and current affairs television channel. It is owned by the Jamuna Group,and was founded by the company's founder and former chairman Nurul Islam Babul in 2014. The channel's headquarters are located in the Jamuna Future Park Complex at Progoti Shoroni in Baridhara. On YouTube,Jamuna Television is the second most subscribed Bangladeshi YouTube channel after Somoy TV.
Shajahan Khan is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Madaripur-2 constituency for 8 terms until during 1986–2024. He served as the minister of shipping during 2009–2019. He was announced as a presidium member of Awami League in 2019.
Ismat Ara Sadique was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the state minister of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education and Ministry of Public Administration. She was elected a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jessore-6 constituency from 2014 until her death.
Shahriar Alam is a Bangladeshi politician. He served as the state minister of foreign relations for Bangladesh during 2014–2024.
Dabirul Islam is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Thakurgaon-2 constituency since 1996,during 1991–1996 and 1986–1988. He is chairman of the Standing Committee on Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs. He is a 7-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Thakurgaon-2 constituency.
Shawfikul Ghaani Swapan was a Bangladeshi politician and the chairman of the Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP. During his political career,he served as a member of parliament twice,and held cabinet positions in both the Zia and Ershad governments. His positions included serving as the state minister of defence,state minister of youth and sports,minister of civil aviation and tourism,and minister of housing and public works.
Shah Moazzem Hossain was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the last deputy prime minister of Bangladesh. He was elected as the Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rangpur-6 constituency as a Jatiya Party candidate in a by-election in September 1991 and served until November 1995.
Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu was a Bangladeshi politician of the Jatiya Party and served as the Secretary General for two terms. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-9 constituency at the 10th Jatiya Sangsad and the Chittagong-6 constituency at the 4th Jatiya Sangsad. He served as the Cabinet Minister for Energy during Ershad's regime in the 1980s. He was appointed an advisor to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in November 2013.
A. S. M. Feroz is a Bangladesh Awami League politician,and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Patuakhali-2 constituency and former chief whip of the Bangladeshi parliament.
Salma Chowdhury is an Awami League politician and former Member of 11th Jatiya Sangsad in the Reserved Seats for Women.
Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Sunamganj-3 constituency during 2005–2006. He was elected a member of parliament for the first time in July 2005 after the death of incumbent Abdus Samad Azad,a Awami League presidium member.
Selina Islam is a Bangladeshi controversial business person who later joins politics. She nominated as Jatiya Sangsad member from the reserved women's seat-49.
2020 (MMXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar,the 2020th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations,the 20th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century,and the 1st year of the 2020s decade.
2023 (MMXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar,the 2023rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations,the 23rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century,and the 4th year of the 2020s decade.
