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(Updated up to 7th September 2003)
Tentative
Detailed Programme
SATURDAY, 4 OCTOBER
| 09.00 |
Meeting of the Working Party at Pan-Pacific
Sonargaon Hotel Room Chitra |
| 13.00 |
Lunch at Hotels |
| All
Day |
Arrival of the Executive Committee Members and
Small Countries Delegates |
| 19.00 |
Welcome Dinner hosted by Barrister Muhammad
Jamiruddin Sircar, Hon. Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament and the
President of CPA at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel Ball Room |
SUNDAY, 5 OCTOBER
| 09.00 |
Opening of the Small
Countries Conference at Hotel Sheraton Grand Ball Room |
| 11.30 |
Meeting of the Small Countries Conference at
Hotel Sheraton |
| 13.00 |
Lunch at Hotel Sheraton Bithika & Vintage
Restaurants |
| 14.00 |
Meeting of the Small Countries Conference at Hotel
Sheraton continues |
| All
Day |
Arrival of Members of the CWP Steering Committee |
| 19.00 |
Dinner hosted by Mr. Mirza Abbas, Hon. Minister,
Ministry of Housing and Public Works at Bangladesh-China Friendship
Conference Centre (BCFCC) Banquet Hall
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MONDAY, 6 OCTOBER
| 09:30 |
Meeting
of the Executive Committee at Pan-Pacific Sonargaon Hotel Room Surma.
Small Countries Conference at Hotel Sheraton Grand Ball Room
Meeting of the CWP Steering Committee at Pan-Pacific
Sonargaon Hotel Room Chitra. |
| 13.00 |
Lunch at Hotels |
| 14:00 |
Meeting of the CWP Steering Committee at
Pan-Pacific Sonargaon Hotel continues |
| All Day |
Arrival of Delegates, Observers etc. |
| 19.00 |
(a) Dinner in honour
of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians, Spouses and other Women
participants and Lady Officials hosted by Begum Khurshid Zahan Haque,
MP,
Hon. Minister, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and
Chairperson of the CWP Steering Committee at Hotel Sheraton Ball
Room
(b) Dinner in honour of all other participants hosted
by Mr. M. Morshed Khan, Hon. Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
at State Guest House Padma |
TUESDAY, 7 OCTOBER
| 9.00 |
Briefing for workshops (Moderators, Discussion
Leaders, Rapporteurs and Session Secretaries) at BCFCC Committee
Room # 1 |
| 10.00 |
General Briefing for Delegates, Observers and
Secretaries at BCFCC Committee Room # 2 |
| Briefing for Spouses at BCFCC Press Briefing Room |
| 10.30 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11.30 |
Official Inauguration of the 49th
Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference by H.E. Begum Khaleda Zia, MP,
Hon. Prime Minister, Government of the People’s Republic of
Bangladesh and the Vice-Patron of
CPA at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre (BCFCC)
Plenary Hall |
| 12.30 |
Lunch at BCFCC Banquet Hall |
| 13:30 |
Meeting of the Regional Secretaries at BCFCC
Committee Room # 3 |
| 14:00 |
Regional Group Meetings at eight different rooms
of BCFCC |
| 15.30 |
Addresses by the CPA Secretary-General and
Commonwealth Secretary-General followed by Question and Answer
Session at BCFCC Plenary Hall |
| 19.00 |
Dinner in honour of the CPA Executive Committee
Members, Delegates, Observers, Spouses, Commonwealth
Secretary-General, Officials of CPA Headquarters and other invited
guests, hosted by H.E. Begum Khaleda Zia, MP, Hon. Prime Minister of
the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Vice
Patron of CPA at BCFCC Banquet Hall
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WEDNESDAY, 8 OCTOBER
| Tour: |
All Day Tour |
| 08.00 |
Leave Hotels |
| 08.30 |
River Cruise in the River Meghna |
| 13:00 |
Lunch on board |
| 16.30 |
Return to Hotels |
| 18.00 |
Reception for Clerks-at-the Table and Secretary
to Delegations by the CPA Secretary General at Kurmitola Golf Club,
Dhaka |
| 19.00 |
Split
Dinners:
(a)
Dinner in honour of the Executive Committee Members, Presiding
Officers and Head of Delegations hosted by Barrister Muhammad
Jamiruddin Sircar, Hon. Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament and the
President of the CPA at Pan Pacific
Sonargaon Hotel Ball Room;
(b) Dinner in honour of other participants (except Clerks-at-the
Table/Secretary to Delegations) hosted by Mr. Akhtar Hamid Siddiqui,
Hon. Deputy Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament at Hotel Sheraton
Winter Garden; and
(c) Dinner in honour of the Society of Clerks/Secretary
to Delegations by Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad, Secretary of Bangladesh
Parliament at Kurmitola Golf Club. |
THURSDAY, 9 OCTOBER
| 09.00 |
First Plenary at BCFCC Plenary Hall |
| Plenary of the Society of Clerks at-the-Table at
BCFCC Committee Room # 3 |
| 10.45-12:45 |
Workshop :
(A)
Parliament and the Executive : Building a More Effectives
Partnership
Venue : BCFCC
Committee Room # 1
Society of Clerks at-the-Table at BCFCC Committee Room
# 3 continues |
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Workshop : (B) Do We Have Adequate Peace Keeping Mechanisms for
Preserving World Order?
Venue : BCFCC Committee Room # 2 |
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Workshop : (C) Are
the Millennium Development Goals Achievable?
Venue : BCFCC Press Briefing Room |
| 12.45 |
Lunch hosted by Mr Shajahan Siraj, Hon. Minister,
Ministry of Forest and Environment at BCFCC Banquet Hall |
| 14.00 |
First
Plenary at BCFCC Plenary Hall continues
Plenary of the Society of Clerks at-the-Table at BCFCC
Committee Room # 3 |
| 15.45-18.00 |
Workshop : (D) Reconciling
Human Rights with Cultural Diversity?
Venue : BCFCC Committee
Room # 1
Society of Clerks at-the-Table at BCFCC Committee Room
# 3 continues |
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Workshop : (E) How Can the Doha Round Contribute to Increasing Trade
and Investment Opportunities for Developing Nations?
Venue : BCFCC Committee Room # 2 |
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Workshop : (F) Anti-Terrorism Legislation: Have we Achieved any
Tangible Results?
Venue : BCFCC Press Briefing Room
|
| 19.00 |
Dinner hosted by Air Vice Marshal (retd) Altaf
Hossain Choudhury, Hon. Minister, Ministry of Home Affairs at Dorbar
Hall, BDR Head Quarters, Peelkhana, Dhaka |
FRIDAY, 10 OCTOBER
| 08.00-10:00 |
CWP Business Meeting at the BCFCC Committee Room
# 1 |
| Meeting of the Society of Clerks at-the-Table at
BCFCC Committee Room # 2 |
| 10.15-12:00 |
Plenary Session on “Partnerships in Nation
Building: the role of Women Parliamentarians in achieving the
Millennium Development Goals” at BCFCC Plenary Hall |
| 12.00 |
Prayer break |
| 13:30 |
Lunch hosted by Mr. Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury,
Hon. Minister, Ministry of Commerce at BCFCC Banquet Hall |
| 14.15 |
General Assembly at BCFCC Plenary Hall |
| 17.15 |
Reception hosted by the Hon. President of the
People’s Republic of Bangladesh, H.E. Professor Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed
for all Conference participants and invited guests at Bangabhaban |
| 19.00 |
Dinner hosted by Barrister Nazmul Huda, Hon.
Minister, Ministry of Communication at Sena-kunja, Dhaka Cantonment |
SATURDAY, 11 OCTOBER
| 08:00 |
Visit the National Martyrs Memorial Monument at
Savar by all participants |
| 10:00 |
Final Plenary at BCFCC Plenary Hall |
| 12:00 |
Closing Ceremony at BCFC C Plenary Hall |
| 13:00 |
Lunch hosted by Mr. M. Saifur Rahman, Hon
Minister, Ministry of Finance and Planning at Hotel Sheraton Winter
Garden |
| 15:30 |
Meeting of the new Executive Committee at
Parliament House Cabinet Room |
| Parliament visit for Delegates, Observers, Clerks
at-the-Table, Secretary to Delegations, Spouses etc. |
| 16:00 |
Tree Plantation Programme by all Heads of
Delegation, Bangladesh Parliament Premises |
| 16.15 |
Reception by Mr. Sadeque Hossain Khoka, MP, Hon.
Mayor, Dhaka City Corporation at the South Plaza, Bangladesh
Parliament |
| 19.00 |
Farewell Dinner hosted by Barrister Muhammad
Jamiruddin Sircar, Hon. Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament and the
President of CPA |
SUNDAY, 12 OCTOBER
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