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JS speaker leaves Dhaka to attend 153rd IPU Assembly in Tanzania
On the final day of the Assembly on 9 October, the IPU Governing Council will elect a new president of the organisation
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 04 Oct 2026, 03:36 PM
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Speaker of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Hafiz Uddin Ahmad left Dhaka on Sunday for Arusha, Tanzania, to attend the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
He departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport
for Tanzania at around 2:30pm on Sunday, said a press release.
A parliamentary delegation, including Whip Mia
Nuruddin Ahmed Apu, MPs Sarwar Jamal Nizam, A E Sultan Mahmud Babu, Md Shamsur
Rahman Shimul Biswas, SK Azizul Bari, Humam Quader Chowdhury, Mir Ahmad Bin
Quasem, Sunsila Jabrin and Rokeya Begum, accompanied the speaker.
The speaker will attend various sessions of the IPU
Assembly, scheduled to take place in Tanzania from 5 to 9 October.
The 153rd IPU Assembly will focus on the theme,
“Enhancing good governance and empowering communities through inclusivity,
trust and opportunities for all”.
On the final day of the Assembly on 9 October, the
IPU Governing Council will elect a new president of the organisation.
The speaker is scheduled to return home on 11
October after concluding his participation in the IPU Assembly.