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Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Anda Filip left Dhaka on Wednesday after concluding her visit to Bangladesh.
Filip arrived in Dhaka on August 30 and held meetings with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Leader of the Opposition Dr Md Shafiqur Rahman, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed, women parliamentarians and politically persecuted parliamentarians.
During the meetings, she emphasized democratic reconstruction in Bangladesh and strengthening cordial relations among parliamentarians.
She also visited the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban and the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum.
Officials of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat saw her off at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday.
Filip became the IPU’s Secretary General on July 1, 2026, becoming the first woman and first Eastern European to hold the post.