12th Jatiya Sangsad
| 12th Jatiya Sangsad | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Bangladesh Parliament | ||||
| Term | 30 January 2024 – 6 August 2024 | ||||
| Election | 2024 Bangladeshi general election | ||||
| Government | Fifth Hasina ministry | ||||
| Sovereign | |||||
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin | ||||
| House of the Nation | |||||
| Members | 350 | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury | ||||
| Deputy Speaker of the House | Shamsul Hoque Tuku | ||||
| Leader of the House | Sheikh Hasina | ||||
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina | ||||
| Deputy Leader of the House | Matia Chowdhury | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Ghulam Muhammed Quader | ||||
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition | Anisul Islam Mahmud | ||||
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The Twelfth Jatiya Sangsad (Bengali: দ্বাদশ জাতীয় সংসদ, romanized: Dādôś 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. Following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and self-imposed exile on 5 August 2024, President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved the parliament on 6 August 2024.
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.