Dhaka, April 27 -- British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke paid a courtesy call on Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, at his Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban office on Monday.

During the meeting, the Speaker said Bangladesh and the United Kingdom have always enjoyed friendly relations and recalled that the people of the UK extended wholehearted support to Bangladesh during the 1971 Liberation War.

He said Bangladesh follows the Westminster system of democracy and mentioned that former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia restored parliamentary democracy in 1991.

Hafiz Uddin said the latest parliamentary election was free, fair and participatory, reflecting the aspirations of the people.

The current government remains accountable to the peo...