, April 9 -- Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives Milton Dick on Thursday paid a courtesy call on Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, at the latter's office in Parliament.

Milton Dick led a 13-member delegation during the meeting.

During the meeting, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad said Bangladesh shares a historic relationship with Australia, recalling Australia's support to Bangladesh during the 1971 Liberation War.

He said stronger parliamentary relations would not only enhance government-to-government ties but also boost people-to-people connections between the two countries.

The Speaker also said the current government has ushered in a new chapter in parliamentary democracy. "The active participation of ...