PM greets Saber on being elected IPU president

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday congratulated Saber Hossain Chowdhury, MP, on his being elected the president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for the next three years. Saber Hossain is the 1st Bangladeshi to win the IPU president post. In a message, Hasina, now in Italy to attend the 10th ASEM Summit, said through the win of Saber Hossain Chowdhury in the IPU election, another feather has been added to Bangladesh’s success in creating global leadership. She said Bangladesh has now been recognised as a role model on the world stage due to its stunning success in the socioeconomic development. Saber Hossain, also the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Textiles and Jute, was elected the IPU president defeating three other contestants on the concluding day of the 131st conference of the organisation held in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday, according to UNB.