Staff Correspondent

Awami League lawmaker Saber Hossain Chowdhury has been elected first vice-president of Geneva-based Inter-Parliamentary Union's (IPU) first standing committee on peace and international security.

He was elected at IPU's 122nd assembly held recently in Bangkok where Deputy Speaker Shawkat Ali led the 18-member Bangladesh delegation, says a press release.

This is the highest position attained so far in the IPU standing committees by a Bangladeshi lawmaker.

The first standing committee is currently dealing with organised crimes, trafficking in human, arms and drugs, cross-border terrorism. It will present a report on legislation related to electoral fraud and changes of electoral process in the next assembly.

Saber will represent the Asia-Pacific geopolitical group comprising 27 member states in the committee as its vice president for a four-year term.

Based in Geneva, IPU was established in 1889 and is the only international organisation of parliaments worldwide with 155 members.

Source: The Daily Star, Monday, April 5, 2010

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khaled muhammad ali said:

organiging ssecretary of sweden jubo league congratulation as a first VP of IPU standing body to Saber hossain chowdhury.

April 23, 2010

salim said:

... & We r all happy But it not to enough. Try to win mayor its our Dream. Our Dream man a Father to Dhaka city. God Bless u.

May 04, 2010

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