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Monday | November 02, 2026 | Dhaka

Dhaka, Islamabad discuss parliamentary ties, exchanges

 Staff Reporter
 Published: 12:02 AM, 02 November 2026

Bangladesh and Pakistan have discussed strengthening parliamentary relations through the formation of a friendship group, exchanges of parliamentary delegations and training for officials.

Pakistani High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider met Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka on Sunday.

During the meeting, the Speaker thanked the Pakistani government for supporting Barrister Jahrat Adib Chowdhury, chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Executive Committee.

Chowdhury received the support at the 153rd IPU Assembly held in Tanzania.

Both sides stressed the importance of establishing a parliamentary friendship group between Bangladesh and Pakistan.

They also discussed arranging visits by parliamentary delegations from the two countries.

The meeting also covered the possibility of providing training to officials and employees of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat at Pakistan’s legislature, Majlis-e-Shoora.

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad invited the Pakistani High Commissioner to observe the upcoming session of the Bangladesh Parliament, scheduled to begin on November 9.

According to a press release, the Speaker is also scheduled to visit Pakistan on November 23 at the invitation of the Speaker of the Pakistan Parliament.

Representatives of the Pakistan High Commission, the Secretary of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat and other senior officials concerned attended the meeting.