Bangladesh
Parliament
About parliament
Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.
Parliament name
Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament)
Chamber name
Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament)
Parliamentary term (years)
5
IPU membership
Affiliation periods
from 1972 to 1975
from 1986 to 2008
from 2009
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker
Official title
The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
Speaker of Parliament
Speaker
Shirin
Sharmin Chaudhury
(Female)
Year of birth
1966
Term
30.04.2013
Additional information
Elected on 30 Apr. 2013, re-elected on 29 Jan. 2014 and on 30 Jan. 2019.
Secretary General
Official title
This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Secretary
Secretary General
K. M. Abdus
Salam
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Sworn in on 28 July 2021.
Members
Statutory number of members
Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Compare data of this field.
Directly elected members
Directly elected by citizens.
300
Indirectly elected members
Indirectly elected, for example by regional parliaments or an electoral college.
50
Note on the statutory number of members
Indirectly elected: These seats, reserved for women, are distributed to political parties in proportion to their overall share of the votes received in the election. The candidates are approved by a vote of parliament.
In accordance with the constitutional amendment (Fifteenth Amendment Act) passed by parliament on 30 June 2011, the number of seats reserved for women in parliament has increased from 45 to 50, bringing the total number of seats to 350.
In accordance with the constitutional amendment (Fifteenth Amendment Act) passed by parliament on 30 June 2011, the number of seats reserved for women in parliament has increased from 45 to 50, bringing the total number of seats to 350.
Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Statutory number of members per country
As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
Population (in thousands)
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
Calculated by dividing the population by the statutory number of parliamentarians.
Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
Average age of all members
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Nizam Uddin Jalil John (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
84
Oldest member
Hafiz Ahmed Majumder (Male)
Number of members, by age
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 50 | 88 | 120 | 52 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 37 | Total >= 46: 313 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 36 | 66 | 104 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 279 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
Members for whom data is available
350
Reserved seats and quotas
There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
Number of reserved seats, by group
Women
50
Notes
Seats are reserved exclusively for women members on the basis of proportional representation.
In accordance with the Constitution's Fifteenth Amendment Act passed by parliament on 30 June 2011, the number of seats reserved for women in parliament increased from 45 to 50. In 2018, the Seventeenth Amendment Act of the Constitution extended the provision for reserved seats for women for another 25 years starting 30 January 2019.
In accordance with the Constitution's Fifteenth Amendment Act passed by parliament on 30 June 2011, the number of seats reserved for women in parliament increased from 45 to 50. In 2018, the Seventeenth Amendment Act of the Constitution extended the provision for reserved seats for women for another 25 years starting 30 January 2019.
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Constitution, art. 65(3)
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Links to additional information
Parliamentary website
Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Link(s) to Rules of procedure on the parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local language.
List of members
Link(s) to list of members on the parliamentary web site.
Constitution
Official links to the Constitution in English, French and/or original language is provided. Links to unofficial translations where no other source is available.