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IPU Secretary General Filip leaves Dhaka
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 02 Sep 2026, 08:31 AM
Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Anda Filip. Photo: Daily Sun
Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Anda Filip left Dhaka on Wednesday after concluding her visit to Bangladesh.
Filip arrived in the capital on 30 August and held a series of meetings with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikrom, Opposition Leader Dr Md Shafiqur Rahman and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed.
She also met women members of parliament and parliamentarians who had faced political persecution, according to a press release issued by the Parliament Secretariat.
During her meetings, the IPU Secretary General stressed the importance on democratic reconstruction in Bangladesh and expanding cordial relations among parliamentarians.
As part of her visit, Filip visited the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban and the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum.
Additional Secretary of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat and other relevant Secretariat officials saw her off at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after the conclusion of her visit.