Governments / Countries / Bangladesh
How is Bangladesh governed?
Bangladesh is a parliamentary republic. Its head of state is the president and its head of government is the prime minister. Real power sits with the prime minister.
Recently changed or contested. Elected government returned in February 2026 after the 2024 uprising; an upper house was approved by referendum but is not yet created.
Questions people ask
- Is Bangladesh a monarchy or a republic?
- Bangladesh is a republic (parliamentary republic).
- Who really rules Bangladesh?
- The prime minister holds the real executive power. Head of state: President. Head of government: Prime Minister.
- How is the head of state of Bangladesh chosen?
- Elected by parliament.
- Does Bangladesh have a king?
- No. Bangladesh has no monarch.
- Is Bangladesh a federation?
- No. It is a centralised unitary state.
- How many chambers does the parliament of Bangladesh have?
- One chamber: Jatiya Sangsad (350 seats).
Parliament: Jatiya Sangsad
Bangladesh's legislature has one chamber, 350 seats in all. Each dot is one seat; party seat counts are on IPU Parline.