Parliament

Muslims leave after an Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Jama Mosque in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Karma Bhutia)
South Asia

India's parliament set to debate controversial law on Muslim endowments

The bill would add non-Muslims to boards that manage waqf land endowments and give the government a larger role in validating their land holdings

Illustration: Parliament of New South Wales [Modified as per the bicameral parliament system proposed by Constitution Reform Commission]
Explainer

Explainer: What is bicameral parliament and how does it work?

Fakhrul speaking at a conference on 18 Jan. Photo: UNB
Politics

Who will be in upper house of bicameral parliament not yet finalised: BNP

Bangladesh National Parliament. File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

Will a bicameral parliament make Bangladesh more democratic?

Article 70 of our Constitution forces members of parliament into ultra-strict party loyalty. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

Is Bangladesh’s parliamentary system ready for floor crossing?

Student leaders at a briefing in Faridpur on 6 Jan. Photo: TBS
Politics

Countrymen, not India, will decide who sits in Bangladesh parliament: Hasnat

Illustration: TBS
Bangladesh

Minorities in Bangladesh: What India's parliament is told, what is kept from them

Photo Caption: Given their contributions to the country, it is high time reserved seats for expatriates in the national parliament are considered. Photo: TBS
Thoughts

Diaspora democracy: Calling for parliamentary representation for expatriates

In the parliamentary system, voters do not directly elect the Prime Minister; they elect the parliament members (MP). Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bangladesh

Tk90 lakh lost in Parliament vandalism; committees formed to strengthen security, assess damage

Khandakar Qudrat-I Elahi/Former Faculty, Bangladesh Agricultural University. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Is limiting PMs to two consecutive terms a feasible idea?

Speaker of the Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury. File Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Shirin resigns as speaker; expert says no vacuum in role

Workers' Party of Turkey (TIP) lawmaker Ahmet Sik scuffles with the ruling AK Party (AKP) lawmakers during an extraordinary meeting of the Turkish parliament to discuss jailed opposition lawmaker Can Atalay's return to the assembly, in Ankara, Turkey August 16, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan
Europe

Turkish MPs brawl during debate on jailed opposition lawmaker

Interim government sworn in
Bangladesh

Interim government sworn in