The national Parliament of Bangladesh is called the:

The national Parliament of Bangladesh is called the Jatiya Sangsad, which means "House of the Nation".

Structure:

• It is a unicameral legislature.
• It has 350 members.
• 300 members are directly elected from single-member constituencies.
• 50 seats are reserved for women, who are elected by the members of Parliament in proportion to the parties' strength.
• Members are elected for a term of five years.

Building:

• The Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, the parliament building in Dhaka, was designed by the famous American architect Louis Kahn.
• It is regarded as one of the greatest works of modern architecture.
• It was completed in 1982 and is located in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.

Powers:

• The Jatiya Sangsad makes laws, approves the budget and controls the executive.
• The Prime Minister is the leader of the majority in Parliament and the head of government.
• The President is elected by the members of the Jatiya Sangsad.

Political history:

• Bangladesh's first Parliament was elected in 1973.
• The country had periods of military rule, during which Parliament was suspended or weakened.
• Parliamentary democracy was restored in 1991.

Recent developments:

In August 2024, mass protests led to the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and an interim government headed by Muhammad Yunus took charge.

Parliaments of other neighbouring countries:

• Pakistan: Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament), with the National Assembly and the Senate.
• Nepal: Federal Parliament (Sansad).
• Sri Lanka: Parliament.
• Maldives: People's Majlis.
• Myanmar: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Union Assembly), with the Pyithu Hluttaw as its lower house.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Majlis-e-Shoora is the Parliament of Pakistan.
• ✗Pyithu Hluttaw is the lower house of Myanmar's legislature.
• ✗Rashtriya Panchayat was the legislature of Nepal under the Panchayat system.