Jatiya Sangsad

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Jatiya Sangsad is the unicameral national parliament of Bangladesh, responsible for making laws, approving the budget, and overseeing the executive branch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government body
national parliament
unicameral legislature
budgetaryPower approves the national budget of Bangladesh
budgetYearly yes
canAmendConstitution yes
canRemoveGovernment through vote of no confidence
committeeRole detailed scrutiny of bills and government activities
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
country Bangladesh
countryCapital Dhaka
electionType general elections
electoralBody people of Bangladesh
establishedAfter independence of Bangladesh
governmentBranch legislative branch of Bangladesh
hasCommittees yes
hasDeputySpeaker yes
hasReservedSeats yes
hasSpeaker yes
headOfStateRole elects or confirms the President of Bangladesh
houseType single chamber
languageOfProceedings Bengali
legislativePower enacts laws for Bangladesh
legislativeSystem parliamentary system
legislatureType unicameral
location Dhaka
meetingPlace Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban
meetingPlaceLocation Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka
nativeName জাতীয় সংসদ
nativeNameLanguage Bengali
numberOfHouses 1
officialName Jatiya Sangsad
openToPublic partially, subject to rules
oversightPower questions and scrutinizes the executive
precededBy National Assembly of Pakistan (for the territory that became Bangladesh)
primaryFunction representation of the people of Bangladesh
reservedSeatsFor women
role budget-approving authority of Bangladesh
law-making body of Bangladesh
national legislature of Bangladesh
oversight of the executive branch of Bangladesh
secondaryFunction deliberation on national issues
sessionType plenary sessions
shortName Sangsad
speakerRole presiding officer of the parliament
supervises Council of Ministers of Bangladesh
termLength 5 years
votingSystem first-past-the-post


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