A 15-member parliamentary delegation led by Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir visited Indian Lok Sabha and exchanged views with Indian parliamentarians on August 8-10.
Estimates Committee Chairman HN Ashequr Rahman was on the delegation, according to a release of the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi.
The delegation members exchanged views with Indian parliamentarians including Oscar Fernandes, chairman of Standing Committee on Human Resource Development, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi, chairman of Public Accounts Committee, Francisco Sardinha, chairman of Estimates Committee, Basudeb Acharya, chairman of Standing Committee on Agriculture, NK Singh, veteran Congress leader and former minister Mani Sankar Ayer during their visit in New Delhi.
The visit was arranged by World Bank funded "Strengthening Parliamentary Over Eight Project".
Main objective of the visit was to familiarise members with the financial practices of eight committees of the Indian Parliament in order to improve the functioning of the committees in Bangladesh.
Other members of the delegation include Prof Ali Ashraf, Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu, Hafiz Ahmed Majumdar, Mostafa Faruque Mohammad, S K Abu Bakr and Moyeenuddin Khan Badal.
Source : The Daily Star
