User:Dr. Mamtaz Begum/House of Commons

House of Commons
1st Parliament
Logo of the House of Commons
Flag of the House of Commons
Type
Type	Lower house of the Parliament of Bengal
Leadership
Speaker	Derek O'Brien since 28 December 2025
Chairman of Ways and Means	Dilip Barua, CPB since 1 January 2026
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina, BNC since 1 January 2026
Leader of the House	Sujan Chakraborty, CPB since 1 January 2026
Government Chief Whip	Mohammed Salim, CPB since 1 January 2026
Leader of the Opposition	Khaleda Zia, BML since 1 January 2026
Shadow Leader of the House	Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, BML since 1 January 2026
Opposition Chief Whip	GM Quader, BML since 1 January 2026
Structure
Seats	3000
Political groups	HM Government   CPB (1,218)   BNC (426) HM Most Loyal Opposition   BML (1,029) Other opposition   BHM (275)   RPB (22) Presiding officer   Speaker (1) Abstentionism   ABGL (29)
Length of term	Up to five years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	28 December 2025
Next election	On or before January 2031
Redistricting	Every eight years, proposed by the boundary commissions
Meeting place
House of Commons chamber Government House Dalhousie Square Waterloo Street Calcutta Presidency Bengal