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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.
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 12 June 1996. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League, which won 146 of the 300 seats, beginning Sheikh Hasina's first-term as Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 74.96%, the highest to date. This election was the second to be held in 1996, following controversial elections held in February a few months earlier.
Selina Jahan Lita is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Member of Parliament.
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Farida Akhter Hira is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat.
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Hasina Mannan is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat.
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Nazma Akhter is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of Jatiya Sangsad from the reserved seat-13.
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Shahida Tareque Dipti is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament from a reserved seat.
Noor Jahan Begum is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat.
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- ↑ "45 woman MPs elected". The Daily Star. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2020.