Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will go to Japan on a five-day tour at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Published : 09 Sep 2014, 06:09 PM
Her Personal Secretary Kamal Billah said the speaker would depart for Japan on Thursday night.
Japanese Ambassador Shiro Sadoshima handed over the invitation to Shirin on May 20.
The speaker will be attending the 'World Assembly for Women Tokyo 2014: Towards A Society Where Women Shine' to be held from Sept 12-14 in the Japanese capital.