The Parliament of Bangladesh is called the Jatiya Sangsad. Jatiya Sangsad has 330 seats. Three hundred members are directly elected while 30 seats are reserved for women who are elected by the MPs. The tenure of the Parliament is five years.

The Sangsad is a sovereign body with a separate secretariat. The Speaker, along with the Deputy Speaker, Whips and panel of Chairmen run the sessions of Parliament. There are Parliamentary Standing Committees for different ministries, which serve as parliamentary watchdogs over the activities of the Government.

The political party wise brake-up of the present 7th parliament is like this: