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Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament)

constitutional · verified (verified 2026-05-17)

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Head
Hafiz Uddin Ahmed
Role
Speaker
Annual budget
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Staff
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Established
1972
Legal basis
Constitution of Bangladesh, Articles 65–93 (Part V: The Legislature). Article 65 establishes the Jatiya Sangsad. Article 72 governs sessions. Article 80 governs procedure for passing bills. Ordinance ratification governed by Article 93(2), which requires placement before Parliament at its first meeting and lapse if not approved within 30 days.

The 13th Jatiya Sangsad completed its inaugural session having converted 91 of 133 interim-government ordinances into law, repealed 4 including the judicial appointments ordinance, and passed the landmark Labour Amendment Act. The BNP holds 209 of 300 elected seats (alliance total 212); the Jatiya Party leads the opposition. Parliament is expected to convene its second session for budget consideration (FY 2026-27).

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Provenance & notes

established_year set to 1972: the first sitting of the Jatiya Sangsad under the Constitution of Bangladesh was on 7 April 1973 (after the March 1973 general election), but the institution derives its constitutional existence from the Constitution adopted 4 November 1972, hence 1972. The Constituent Assembly (from April 1972) is the precursor body, not the Jatiya Sangsad proper. Speaker full name: Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram; sources use both 'Ahmad' and 'Ahmed' spellings interchangeably — 'Ahmed' used here per parliament.gov.bd speaker page. Deputy Speaker: Barrister Kayser Kamal, MP from Netrakona-1, BNP law affairs secretary; first-time MP. 91-bill count confirmed by BSS (state news), Dhaka Tribune, and TBS; the '97 unchanged' figure cited in BSS news/377040 refers to the committee's recommendation count, not the final bill count (some were combined or repackaged). The 4 repealed ordinances include the SC Judge Appointment Ordinance 2025; the other three repeal ordinances not individually named in sources searched. annual_budget_bdt and staff_count omitted: parliament secretariat budget not independently verifiable from accessible sources — per data integrity rules no unverified estimate is preferable.

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