Arusha:Dhaka Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikrom, has returned home after attending the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Arusha, Tanzania.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, during the assembly, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad assumed the role of chairman of the IPU Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on October 5, taking over from Bhutanese Speaker Tempa Dorji.
On the same day, Barrister Jahrat Adib Chowdhury, chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was elected to the IPU Executive Committee as a representative of the Asia-Pacific Group. A press release from the JS Secretariat indicated that these appointments enhance Bangladesh's standing in international parliamentary diplomacy.
The Asia-Pacific Group of the IPU consists of 37 member countries. Bangladesh's leadership within this group is anticipated to bolster its influence in international parliamentary matters.
The parliamentary delegation, led by the Speaker, was greeted by officials from the Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs upon their arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
Members of Parliament accompanying the Speaker included Barrister Jahrat Adib Chowdhury, Sayeed Al Noman, Sanjida Islam Tulee, Sarwar Jamal Nizam, A. E. Sultan Mahmud Babu, Md. Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas, S. K. Azizul Bari, Humam Quader Chowdhury, Mir Ahmad Bin Quasem, Sunsila Jabrin, and Rokeya Begum, along with Parliament Secretariat Secretary Barrister Md. Golam Sarwar Bhuiyan.