Barrister Zohrat Adiba Chowdhury, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Jatiya Sangsad, has been elected as a member of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), representing the Asia-Pacific Geopolitical Group.
The Parliament Secretariat confirmed the election result in an official release on Monday (October 5, 2026). The election was conducted during the 153rd IPU Assembly in Arusha, Tanzania, where Barrister Zohrat Adiba secured victory by defeating her rival candidate from Mongolia in a vote involving representatives from 37 Asia-Pacific member nations. Secretary of the Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat Barrister Md. Golam Sarwar Bhuiyan, who is currently attending the summit in Tanzania as part of a high-level parliamentary delegation led by the Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, verified the election outcome. Official observers highlighted the victory as a diplomatic achievement for Bangladesh, further elevating the nation's standing across global legislative forums.
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