Saudi Shura Council Speaker to arrive Jan 6
Speaker of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia also known as Shura Council Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh will arrive in Bangladesh on January 6 on a three-day visit.
He will be visiting at the invitation of Bangladesh Parliament Speaker Abdul Hamid, foreign ministry officials said.
The Saudi Speaker has no specific agenda of his visit, but during his stay in Dhaka, he will call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, meet with his Bangladesh counterpart and Saudi-Bangladesh Parliamentary Group.
He has been the chairman of the Majlis ash-Shura (Consultative Assembly) since 2009.
Shura Council is the formal advisory body of Saudi Arabia, which is an absolute monarchy.
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