Dhaka, June 16 -- Speaker of the Parliament Hafiz Uddin Ahmad on Tuesday sought the cooperation of the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI) in enhancing the capacity of members of the 13th Parliament through training, workshops and experience-sharing programmes.

He sought the cooperation when IRI Bangladesh Resident Programme Director John Fluharty paid a courtesy call on the Speaker at the latter's office here in the city.

During the meeting, Fluharty briefed the Speaker on various initiatives being implemented by IRI, a US-based democracy advising organization, in Bangladesh to support democratic development and political stability.

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