Jatiyo Sangshad (Bangla: জাতীয় সংসদ) or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 300 seats, the occupants of which are called MP or Member of Parliament. The last national election was January 10, 2001 and, under normal conditions, elections are called every five years. This article is about the Bengali language. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The leader of the party (or alliance of parties) holding majority seats is the Prime Minister of the country, is the head of the government and for all practical purposes is the effective Head of State (although technically the Head of the State is the President). A prime minister may be either: the chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives... Though a term originally coined for Republican presidents, a head of state or chief of state is now universally known as the chief public representative of a nation-state, federation or commonwealth, whose role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state and exercising the political powers, functions... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ...

The parliament itself is housed in the Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban (জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন), an architectural masterpiece. Jātiyo Sangshad Bhaban is the National Assembly Building of Bangladesh, located in the capital Dhaka. ...

The current majority party is the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. A majority is a subset of a group that is more than half of the entire group. ... Bangladesh Nationalist Party (বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল Bāŋlādeś Jātīyatābādī Dal, BNP) is the most popular political party of Bangladesh. ...