{{Short description|Bangladeshi legislative term, 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox legislative term | name = 12th Jatiya Sangsad | before = 11th Jatiya Sangsad | after = 13th Jatiya Sangsad | image = 1.জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন.jpg | caption = Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban | body = Bangladesh Parliament | election = 2024 Bangladeshi general election | government = Fifth Hasina ministry | opposition = | term_start = 30 January 2024 | term_end = 6 August 2024 | chamber1 = Sovereign | chamber1_image = | chamber1_image_size = | chamber1_alt = | membership1 = | control1 = | chamber1_leader1_type = President | chamber1_leader1 = Mohammed Shahabuddin | chamber1_leader2_type = | chamber1_leader2 = | chamber2 = House of the Nation | chamber2_image = 300px | chamber2_alt = | membership2 = 350 | control2 = | chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker of the House | chamber2_leader1 = Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury | chamber2_leader2_type = Deputy Speaker of the House | chamber2_leader2 = Shamsul Hoque Tuku | chamber2_leader3_type = Leader of the House | chamber2_leader3 = Sheikh Hasina | chamber2_leader4_type = Prime Minister | chamber2_leader4 = Sheikh Hasina | chamber2_leader5_type = Deputy Leader of the House | chamber2_leader5 = Matia Chowdhury | chamber2_leader6_type = Chief Whip | chamber2_leader6 = Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton | chamber2_leader7_type = Leader of the Opposition | chamber2_leader7 = Ghulam Muhammed Quader | chamber2_leader8_type = Deputy Leader of the Opposition | chamber2_leader8 = Anisul Islam Mahmud | session1_start = 30 January 2024 | session1_end = 6 August 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-06 |title=Bangladesh parliament dissolved after PM flees country |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0499xpnp1yo |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=BBC News |language=en-gb}}</ref> }} {{refimprove|date=May 2024}} {{Politics of Bangladesh}}
The '''Twelfth Jatiya Sangsad'''{{efn|{{langx|bn|দ্বাদশ জাতীয় সংসদ|Dadôś Jatiẏô Sôṅsôd}}, {{IPA|bn|ˈdadɔʃ ˈdʒati̯oˑ ˈʃɔŋʃɔd|pron}}; {{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.<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:প্রাণবন্ত সংসদের আশা, একাদশ সংসদের যাত্রা শুরু |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/1576830/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B6-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81 |access-date=1 January 2020 |work=Prothom Alo |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Maiden session of 12th Jatiya Sangsad begins |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/maiden-session-12th-jatiya-sangsad-begins-3531976 |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=The Daily Star}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangladesh parliament dissolved after PM flees country |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0499xpnp1yo |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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.
== Prominent members == {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Office ! Name ! Portrait ! Term |- | President ||Mohammed Shahabuddin | 100px || 24 April 2023 |- | Prime Minister || Sheikh Hasina | 100px | 6 January 2009 – 5 August 2024 |- |Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad || Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury | 100px | 1 May 2013 – 2 September 2024{{efn|While Parliament was dissolved on 6 August 2024, [http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/act-367/section-24629.html Article 74(3)] of the Constitution of Bangladesh allows the Speaker to remain in office until a successor is elected. Thus, Her tenure officially ended with her resignation on 2 September 2024.}} |- | Chief Justice || Obaidul Hassan | | 25 September 2023 – 10 August 2024 |- |Chief Election Commissioner || Kazi Habibul Awal | | 27 February 2022 – 6 August 2024 |- |Chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission |Mohammed Sohrab Hossain | 100px |21 September 2020 – 6 August 2024 |- |Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission |Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah | |3 March 2021 – 6 August 2024 |- |Comptroller and Auditor General |Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury | |17 July 2018 – 16 July 2023 |- |Attorney General |AM Amin Uddin | |8 October 2020 – 6 August 2024 |}
==Members== {{Main|List of members of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad}}
== Session ==
=== First === On 30 January 2024, the first session of 12th Jatiya Sangsad was started and this session ended on the 5th March after 22 working days. In the beginning of the session President Mohammed Sahabuddin addressed the house. 239 members attended the discussion on the Presidential Address and after 39 hours a thanking proposal was passed. A total of two bills were passed in this session and 50 parliamentary committees were formed and 23 reconstructed. According to Rule-71 of the Rules of Procedure of the Bangladesh Parliament, 250 notices were submitted in this session out of which 15 were accepted and 9 were discussed. Out of 45 questions submitted for the Leader of Parliament. Of the 1,822 questions submitted to the ministers, 1,080 were answered.<ref>{{Cite web |title=First session of 12th Jatiya Sangsad Prorogued {{!}} News |url=https://www.bssnews.net/news/177173 |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=BSS}}</ref>
=== Second === On 2 May 2024, the second session of 12th Jatiya Sangsad was started and this session ended on the 9 May after 6 working days.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2nd session of 12th JS prorogued {{!}} News |url=https://www.bssnews.net/news/188189 |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=BSS}}</ref> One bills were passed in this session. According to Rule-71 of the Rules of Procedure of the Bangladesh Parliament, 242 notices were submitted in this session out of which 6 were accepted and 4 were discussed. Out of 15 questions submitted for the Leader of Parliament. Of the 902 questions submitted to the ministers, 364 were answered.<ref name=":0" />
=== Third === On 5 June 2024, the third session of 12th Jatiya Sangsad was started and this session ended on the 3 July after 19 working days.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=12th parliament to go into first budget session on 5 June |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/budget/12th-parliament-go-first-budget-session-5-june-856081 |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref> On 6 June 2024, Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali presented the national budget proposed Tk 7,97,000 crore; targeted 6.8% GDP growth and 6.5% inflation.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=3rd session of 12th Jatiya Sangsad prorogued {{!}} News |url=https://www.bssnews.net/news/198341 |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=BSS}}</ref> A total of seven bills were passed in this session. According to Rule-71 of the Rules of Procedure of the Bangladesh Parliament, 105 notices were submitted in this session. Out of 67 questions submitted for the Leader of Parliament. Of the 2300 questions submitted to the ministers, 1522 were answered.<ref name=":1" />
== See also == * 2024 Bangladeshi general election * List of members of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad
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