Jatiya Sangsad

Jatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh has 345 seats. This includes 45 seats held for women. People who are in the Jatiya Sangsad are called Members of Parliament or MPs. The last 9th National Parliamentary Election was held on December 29, 2008. Normally elections are every five years.

House of the Nation Jatiyo Sangshad জাতীয় সংসদ
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Vacant
Deputy Speaker	Vacant
Seats	350 (50 seats reserved for women)
Elections
First election	7 March 1973
Last election	7 January 2024
Meeting place
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Website
http://www.parliament.gov.bd/

The leader of the party that has most of seats is the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The President of Bangladesh, who is the ceremonial head of state, is picked by Parliament.

The parliament itself meets in the Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban. The current majority party is the Bangladesh Awami League.

Members of Parliament must be citizens of only Bangladesh and above the age of 25.

Past parliamentary election results

Legislature	Majority	Leader of House	Opposition	Opposition Leader	Remarks
1st Parliament	Awami League	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	None	None	No other political party won more than 1 seat
2nd Parliament	BNP	Ziaur Rahman	Awami League	None	Opposition was too factioned to elect a leader
3rd Parliament	Jatiya Party	H M Ershad	Awami League	Sheikh Hasina
4th Parliament	Jatiya Party	H M Ershad	Coalition opposition	A. S. M. Abdur Rab	Rab was dubbed Ershad's domesticated Opposition Leader, since all major parties had boycotted the elections, and Ershad pitched the coalition opposition to give his regime legitimacy.
5th Parliament	BNP	Khaleda Zia	Awami League	Sheikh Hasina
6th Parliament	BNP	Khaleda Zia	Bangladesh Freedom Party	None
7th Parliament	Awami League	Sheikh Hasina	BNP	Khaleda Zia
8th Parliament	BNP	Khaleda Zia	Awami League	Sheikh Hasina
9th Parliament	Awami League	Sheikh Hasina	BNP	Khaleda Zia