Dhaka:Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Imran Haider, today paid a courtesy call on Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikrom, MP, at the Speaker's office.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, during the meeting, Speaker Ahmad expressed gratitude to the government of Pakistan for their support of Barrister Jahrat Adib Chowdhury. Chowdhury, the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was supported as a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Executive Committee at the 153rd IPU Assembly in Tanzania.
The discussion also highlighted the importance of establishing parliamentary friendship groups between Bangladesh and Pakistan, as well as the exchange of parliamentary delegations to further strengthen bilateral relations. Additionally, both parties explored the possibility of providing training for officials and employees of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat at Pakistan's Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament).
The Speaker extended an invitation to the Pakistan High Commissioner to observe the upcoming session of the Jatiya Sangsad. Furthermore, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad is scheduled to visit Pakistan on November 23, following an invitation from the Speaker of the Pakistani Parliament.
Representatives from the Pakistan High Commission, the Secretary of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat, and other senior officials were present at the meeting.