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Dhaka to host 136th IPU assembly Apr 1-5

 New Nation
 Published: 12:00 AM, 13 February 2017

Bangladesh is going to host the 136th assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and related meetings on April 1-5 for the first time amid tight security measures for foreign participants.
The IPU assembly will be held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) where over 1300 participants, including parliament speakers, deputy speakers and members of parliament (MPs) from 171 countries will participate, a senior official told UNB on Sunday.
Besides, representatives from the United Nations and other international organisations will take part in it.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the IPU assembly on April 1, said the official.
Election to the President and Vice-Presidents of the 136th Assembly, general Debate on redressing inequalities: delivering on dignity and well-being for all, role of parliament in preventing outside interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states and promoting enhanced international cooperation on SDGs, particularly the financial inclusion of women as drivers of development are there in the agenda of the assembly, IPU sources said.