11th Jatiya Sangsad explained

11th Jatiya Sangsad
Before:10th Jatiya Sangsad
After:12th Jatiya Sangsad
Body:Bangladesh Parliament
Election:2018 Bangladeshi general election
Government:Fourth Hasina ministry
Term Start:7 January 2019
Term End:30 January 2024
Chamber1:Sovereign
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:President
Chamber1 Leader1:Mohammad Abdul Hamid
Chamber2:House of the Nation
Chamber2 Image Size:350px
Membership2:350
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:Leader of the Opposition
Chamber2 Leader6:Rowshan Ershad
Chamber2 Leader7 Type:Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Chamber2 Leader7:GM Quader
Session1 Start:7 January 2019
Session1 End:30 January 2024

The Eleventh Jatiya Sangsad (Bengali: একাদশ জাতীয় সংসদ|translit= ēkadasha jatīẏa saṅsada|lit=Eleventh National Parliament) was formed with the elected members of the 11th General Election of Bangladesh 2018. The Parliament was sworn in on the 3rd January 2019. On seventh January the Ministers were sworn in. On the January 30th first session of the parliament took place.[1] Out of the 350 seats 300 members are directly elected by the people and rest 50 seats are reserved for women and are filled by proportional representation. Awami League won 258 seats out of the 300 seats and formed the government under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina Jatiya Party got 22 seats and became the main opposition party.

Prominent members

NameImagePostTermPolitical Party
Shirin Sharmin ChaudhurySpeakerJanuary 3, 2019 - To dateAL
Shamsul Hoque TukuDeputy SpeakerAugust 28, 2022 - To dateAL
Sheikh HasinaLeader of the HouseJanuary 3, 2019 - To dateAL
Matia ChowdhuryDeputy LeaderJanuary 13, 2013 - To dateAL
Noor-E-Alam ChowdhuryChief WhipJanuary 3, 2019 - To dateAL
Atiur Rahman AtikWhipJanuary 3, 2019 - To dateAL
Panchanan BiswasWhipJanuary 3, 2019 - To dateAL
Iqbalur RahimWhipJanuary 3, 2019 - To dateAL
Mahabub Ara BegumWhipJanuary 3, 2019 - To dateAL
Shamsul Haq ChowdhuryWhipJanuary 3, 2019 - To dateAL
Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud SwaponWhipJanuary 3, 2019 - To dateAL
Hussain Muhammad ErshadOpposition LeaderJanuary 3, 2019 - 14 July 2019JP
Rowshan ErshadOpposition Leader8 September 2019 - To dateJP
GM QuaderDeputy Leader of the OppositionJanuary 3, 2019 - To dateJP
Mashiur Rahman RangaChief Whip of the OppositionJanuary 3, 2019 - To dateJP

Members

See main article: List of members of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad.

Sessions

First

On 30 January 2019 the first session of Eleventh Sangsad was started and this session ended on the 11th March after 26 working days. In the beginning of the session President Mohammad Abdul Hamid addressed the house. 194 members attended the discussion on the Presidential Address and after 54 hours and 57 minutes a tanking proposal was passed. A total of five bills were passed in this session and 50 parliamentary committees were formed within 10 working days. According to Rule-71 of the Rules of Procedure of the Bangladesh Parliament, 321 notices were submitted in this session out of which 30 were accepted and 18 were discussed. As per Rule 71 (a), 155 more notices were discussed.। Out of 114 questions submitted for the Leader of Parliament, 48 questions were answered. Of the 2,325 questions submitted to the ministers, 1,630 were answered. During the session, Sultan Mohammad Mansur Ahmed of Gano Forum was sworn in on 7 March. Members of the reserved women's seat were sworn in on 20 February.[2]

Second

The second session of the parliament started on April 24, 2019, and ended after 5 working days. During the second session, five members elected from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party took oath.[3] According to the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Bangladesh, 71 notices were submitted in this session out of which 9 were accepted and 1 was discussed. Besides, 44 notices under Rule 71 (a) were discussed. Out of 44 questions submitted for the Leader of Parliament, 11 questions were answered. Of the 1,040 questions submitted for ministers, 365 were answered.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: bn:প্রাণবন্ত সংসদের আশা, একাদশ সংসদের যাত্রা শুরু . 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 . 1 January 2020 . Prothom Alo . bn.
  2. News: bn:শেষ হলো একাদশ সংসদের প্রথম অধিবেশন . https://www.banglatribune.com/national/news/430660/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B7-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B-%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%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A8 . 1 January 2020 . Bangla Tribune . bn.
  3. News: bn:শেষ হল সংসদ অধিবেশন . https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article1618232.bdnews . 1 January 2020 . bdnews24.com . bn.