Senate of Bangladesh
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Senate of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশ অধিষদ | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Established | 17 February 2026 to within 180 working days. |
| Leadership | |
TBD | |
TBD | |
TBD | |
TBD | |
TBD | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 105 |
Political groups | Government (56)
Opposition (41) 11 Party Alliance (41) Crossbench (8)
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Length of term | Up to five years |
| Elections | |
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First election | 12 February 2026 |
Last election | 12 February 2026 |
Next election | TBA |
| Meeting place | |
| Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Bangladesh | |
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The Senate of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ অধিষদ) is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Bangladesh, the lower house being the House of the Nation. It is going through transition phase following the success of the 2026 Bangladeshi constitutional referendum on February 12, 2026, [1]
Since independence in 1971, Bangladesh has had a unicameral legislature, the Jatiya Sangsad. After the political reforms following the July Revolution, the National Consensus Commission developed the July Charter, which proposes changes to the constitution, governance, and election framework and creating a bicameral parliament with a Senate as the upper house.
Under the "July Charter implementation order" which has approved and gazetted in November 2025, the Senate proposal is formally included as part of the constitutional referendum question to be held alongside the 2026 general election.[2]
