63rd conference of CPA begins Nov 1.

DHAKA – The 63rd eight-day long conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) will begin in the capital from November 1, reports BSS.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the main conference on the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad on November 5 as chief guest, an official release of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad said here yesterday. Speakers, Deputy Speakers and Parliament Members (MPs) from 180 CPA branches of 52 CPA member countries will join the conference.

Representatives from different international organizations and forums will also join. Speaker of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad and Chairperson of CPA Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will chair the inaugural conference.