Leader of the Opposition (Bangladesh)

The Leader of the Opposition (Bengali: বিরোধীদলীয় নেতা) leads the Official Opposition in the Jatiya Sangsad, the national parliament of Bangladesh. The Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest political party in the Jatiya Sangsad that is not in government. That is usually the leader of the second largest political party in the Jatiya Sangsad.[1]

Leader of the Opposition
বিরোধীদলীয় নেতা
Incumbent Rowshan Ershad since 11 December 2022
Style	The Honourable
Term length	While leader of the largest political party in the Jatiya Sangsad that is not in government
Inaugural holder	Asaduzzaman Khan
Formation	18 February 1979

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The post also carries the weight of a cabinet minister and is seen as comparable to that of the Prime Minister, 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.[2]

No.	Portrait	Leader of the Opposition	Party	Term of office		Sangsad
N/A	Vacant		N/A	7 March 1973	18 February 1979	1st
1		Asaduzzaman Khan	Bangladesh Awami League	18 February 1979	24 March 1982	2nd
2		Sheikh Hasina	Bangladesh Awami League	7 May 1986	3 March 1988	3rd
3		A. S. M. Abdur Rab	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal	3 March 1988	27 February 1991	4th
(2)		Sheikh Hasina	Bangladesh Awami League	27 February 1991	15 February 1996	5th
N/A	Vacant		N/A	15 February 1996	12 June 1996	6th
4		Khaleda Zia	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	12 June 1996	15 July 2001	7th
(2)		Sheikh Hasina	Bangladesh Awami League	1 October 2001	29 October 2006	8th
(4)		Khaleda Zia	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	29 December 2008	9 January 2014	9th
5		Rowshan Ershad	Jatiya Party	9 January 2014	3 January 2019	10th
6		Hussain Muhammad Ershad	Jatiya Party	3 January 2019	14 July 2019	11th
N/A	Vacant		N/A	14 July 2019	9 September 2019
(5)		Rowshan Ershad	Jatiya Party	9 September 2019	Incumbent

References

"Legislative Information Centre (LIC)". Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
"Opposition Leaders of All Parliaments".

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