136th IPU Assembly in Dhaka March 2017
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), a global organisation of parliaments, announced hosting the 136th IPU Assembly in Dhaka in March 2017.
IPU President Saber Chowdhury, an MP from Bangladesh, conveyed this to delegates attending an IPU Assembly in Geneva. Deputy Speaker Advocate Fazle Rabbi Miah is leading the Bangladesh delegation, says a press release from Geneva yesterday.
Russian and Israeli parliaments expressed strong interest to be the host but IPU Governing Council opted for Bangladesh. Lusaka, Zambia will be hosting the one in March 2016. An IPU team from its Geneva headquarters is expected to visit Bangladesh in the next few months to review facilities and logistics and also sign a host country agreement with the parliament. IPU has 167 member parliaments comprising over 45,000 lawmakers.
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