The Twelfth Jatiya Sangsad (Bengali: দ্বাদশ জাতীয় সংসদ, romanizedDādôś Jātīẏô Sôṅsôd, lit.'Twelfth National Parliament') was formed with the elected members of the 2024 general election. The parliament was sworn in on 9 January 2024. On 11 January the ministers were sworn in. On 30 January the first session of the parliament took place.[1] Out of the 350 seats 300 members are directly elected by the people and remaining 50 seats are reserved for women and are filled by proportional representation. Awami League won 258 out of the 300 seats and formed the government under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina. The Jatiya Party won 22 seats and became the main opposition party.

12th Jatiya Sangsad
11th Jatiya Sangsad 13th Jatiya Sangsad
Overview
Legislative bodyBangladesh Parliament
Term30 January 2024 – Present
Election2024 Bangladeshi general election
GovernmentFifth Hasina ministry
Sovereign
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
House of the Nation
Members350
Speaker of the HouseShirin Sharmin Chaudhury
Deputy Speaker of the HouseShamsul Hoque Tuku
Leader of the HouseSheikh Hasina
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Deputy Leader of the HouseMatia Chowdhury
Leader of the OppositionGhulam Muhammed Quader
Deputy Leader of the OppositionAnisul Islam Mahmud
Sessions
1st30 January 2024 – present

Current chief officeholders

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Office Name Portrait Since
President Mohammed Shahabuddin   24 April 2023
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina   6 January 2009
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury   1 May 2013
Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan 25 September 2023
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal 27 February 2022
Chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission Mohammed Sohrab Hossain   21 September 2020
Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah 3 March 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury 17 July 2018
Attorney General AM Amin Uddin 8 October 2020

Members

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ প্রাণবন্ত সংসদের আশা, একাদশ সংসদের যাত্রা শুরু. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 January 2020.