Speaker goes to London to begin her CPA job

 Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury left Dhaka for London on Monday evening to begin her job as the chairperson of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).

Chief Whip ASM Feroz MP and chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministry Imran Ahmed MP, among others, saw her off at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

The Speaker will discharge her official activities at the CPA headquarters in London for the first time after she was elected CPA chairperson on October 9, said a press release on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Dr Shirin Sharmin will also join the two-day ‘Stakeholder Meeting: Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health’ at Geneva of Switzerland on November 6-7 at the invitation of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Source: UNB