Parliament of Bangladesh

Key Facts

Head of State: President Hafiz Uddin Ahmad (Acting)

Joined the Commonwealth: 1972

Capital City (location of Parliament): Dhaka

Unicameral/Bicameral: Unicameral - Jatiya Sansad (350)

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CPA UK & Bangladesh

CPA UK has maintained warm relations with Bangladesh's, the Jatiya Sangsad, especially during the period 2014-17 when Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament, Dr Shirin Chaudhury, was Chair of the CPA International Executive Committee.

CPA UK and Bangladesh have also engaged closely on a multilateral level with high-profile participation from Bangladesh in CPA UK seminars, election assessment missions, and work with women parliamentarians.

The Jatiya Sangsad has been dissolved since the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, as an interim government embarks upon a process of political reform. CPA UK looks forward to partnering once again with Bangladesh's parliament following new elections, expected in 2026. 

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Examples of our Past Programmes

Women in Trade Workshop, Westminster, 20-22 June 2023

Members of Parliament from across the Commonwealth participated in CPA UK's Women in Trade Workshop, held on 20 - 22 June 2023 in the UK Parliament. CPA UK's first all-women in-person multilateral programme, brought together women parliamentarians from across the Commonwealth, for a three-day Workshop designed to strengthen their knowledge of international trade and to discuss specific impact of trade agreements on gender equality, poverty alleviation, and the economic empowerment of women in the Commonwealth.

To read the Women in Trade Workshop Final Report, click here.