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.
Hussain Muhammad Ershad was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the president of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990,heading a military dictatorship.
The Jatiya Party is a centre-right,conservative,nationalist political party in Bangladesh and is currently the main opposition in the Jatiya Sangsad,against the Awami League. The current chairman of the party is Begum Rowshan Ershad. 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.
Ghulam Muhammed Quader,better known as GM Quader,is a Bangladeshi politician and the 2nd chairperson of Jatiya Party. He is 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.
Nurul Islam Babul was a Bangladeshi business magnate. He was the founder and chairman of the business conglomerate Jamuna Group.
Ahmed Akbar Sobhan is a Bangladeshi business magnate and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Bashundhara Group. Bashundhara Group operates in various lines of activities including real estate,cement manufacturing,paper and allied products,steel products,LP Gas,sports and shipping.
Begum Rowshan Ershad is a Jatiya Party politician froom Bangladesh. She was the former Jatiya Sangsad member from the Mymensingh-4 constituency and the former Leader of the Opposition in the 11th parliament. She is the Chairman (disputed with GM Quader since 28 January 2024) and the Chief Patron of the Jatiya Party (Ershad) and the wife of former Bangladesh president Hussain Muhammad Ershad.
Jamuna Television,commonly known as Jamuna TV,stylized as jamuna|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. In YouTube,it's the second most subscribed bangladeshi youtube channel after SOMOY TV.
Shajahan Khan is a Bangladeshi politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad from the Madaripur-2 constituency since 1996 for a total 7 terms. He served as the Minister of Shipping of Bangladesh 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.
Dabirul Islam is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing from 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.
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.
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.
Merina Rahman is a Bangladeshi Jatiya Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from Reserved Women's Seat. She is the sister of former President of Bangladesh,Hussain Mohammad Ershad.
Shamsul Islam Khan was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Manikganj-4 constituency and a former minister of industries at the first Khaleda Zia cabinet.
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.
Masuda M Rashid Chowdhury was a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member from a reserved seat during 2019–2021.
Sharifa Quader is a Bangladeshi politician who is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from the reserved women's seat-45.
