The Leader of the Opposition () leads the Official Opposition in the

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

, the national parliament of

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. The

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the Opposition (parliamentary), largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the ...

is the leader of the largest

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

in the Jatiya Sangsad that is not in

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...

. That is usually the leader of the second largest political party in the Jatiya Sangsad. The post also carries the weight of a cabinet minister and is seen as comparable to that of the

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

, who is the leader of the house and of their political party.

List of leaders of the opposition in Jatiya Sangsad

There was no opposition leader in the 1st and the 6th Parliament.

Timeline

References

{{Government of Bangladesh Lists of political office-holders in Bangladesh