Ten parliaments have used the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban as the Parliament building:
199 First Parliament : 2 years 7 months (7 March 1973 – 6 November 1975)
299 Second Parliament : 2 years 11 months (2 April 1979 – 24 March 1982)
399 Third Parliament : 1 year 5 months (10 July 1986 – 6 December 1987)
499 Fourth Parliament : 2 years 7 months (15 April 1988 – 6 December 1990)
599 Fifth Parliament : 4 years 8 months (5 April 1991 – 24 November 1995)
699 Sixth Parliament : 12 days (19 March 1996 – 30 March 1996)
799 Seventh Parliament : 5 years (14 July 1996 – 13 July 2001)
899 Eighth Parliament : 5 years (28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006)
999 Ninth Parliament : 5 years (6 January 2009 – 24 January 2014)
1099 Tenth Parliament : 5 years (14 January 2014 - 7 January 2019)
1199 Eleventh Parliament : 5 years (7 January 2019 - 7 January 2024)
1299 Twelfth Parliament: 7 months (7 January 2024 - 6 August 2024)

Louis Kahn designed the entire Jatiya Sangsad complex, which includes lawns, lake and residences for the Members of the Parliament (MPs). The architect's key design philosophy was to represent Bengali culture and heritage, while at the same time optimizing the use of space. The exterior of the building is striking in its simplicity, with huge walls deeply recessed by porticoes and large openings of regular geometric shapes. The main building, which is at the center of the complex, is divided into three parts – the Main Plaza, South Plaza and Presidential Plaza. An artificial lake surrounds three sides of the main building of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, extending to the Members of Parliament hostel complex. This skillful use of water to portray the riverine beauty of Bengal adds to the aesthetic value of the site.
Kahn's key design philosophy optimizes the use of space while representing Bengali heritage and culture. External lines are deeply recessed by porticoes with huge openings of regular geometric shapes on their exterior, shaping the building's overall visual impact.

In the architect Louis Kahn's own words:

In the assembly I have introduced a light-giving element to the interior of the plan. If you see a series of columns you can say that the choice of columns is a choice in light. The columns as solids frame the spaces of light. Now think of it just in reverse and think that the columns are hollow and much bigger and that their walls can themselves give light, then the voids are rooms, and the column is the maker of light and can take on complex shapes and be the supporter of spaces and give light to spaces. I am working to develop the element to such an extent that it becomes a poetic entity which has its own beauty outside of its place in the composition. In this way it becomes analogous to the solid column I mentioned above as a giver of light. It was not belief, not design, not pattern, but the essence from which an institution could emerge...

The lake on three sides of the Bhaban, extending up to the Members' hostel, adds to the site's aesthetics and also portrays the riverine beauty of Bangladesh.

The Parliament building received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1989.
The Bhaban consists of nine individual blocks: the eight peripheral blocks rise to a height of 110' while the central octagonal block rises to a height of 155'. All nine blocks include different groups of functional spaces and have different levels, inter-linked horizontally and vertically by corridors, lifts, stairs, light courts, and circular areas. The entire structure is designed to blend into one single, non-differentiable unit, that appears f…

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Although entrance to the Bhaban, the main building, is limited to authorized members of Parliament and staff, the Jatiyo Sangshad complex is always open to visitors. North of the complex, across the Lake Road, is Crescent Lake and Chandrima Uddan. The two complexes together form a major attraction for tourists in Dhaka, especially during national holidays. The complexes are popular among joggers and skaters of Dhaka as well, since the complex is a popular walking route - which can be seen every morning and evening. The area is one of the higher security zones of Dhaka.

The complex can be accessed using any of the four roads surrounding it, however, Manik Mia Avenue and Lake Road are the easiest approaches.

Foreign tourists have the opportunity to visit the Parliament building by paying a fee.