Reserved seats for woman in the parliamentary system of Bangladesh.
From the very beginning reserved seats for women is focused in the parliament of Bangladesh which is the highest platform of democracy in this county. The constitution of Bangladesh tells us about gender equality and women empowerment. Our constitution encourage women to join in the national level politics by reserving few seats for them in the parliament. After independence, Fifteen Indirectly elected reserved seats for women in the national parliament was provided by the constitution of 1972. The Constitution (17th Amendment) Bill, 2018 was passed by 298-0 votes. The number of reserved seats was increased to 50 through the 15th constitutional amendment in 2011, but the time limit for the reserve seats was not extended. According to the draft bill, the 25-year period of the reserved seats will be counted from the first day of the 11 parliament. In 2004, the 8th parliament extended the tenure of the reserved seats by 10 years through a constitutional amendment, which came into effect