Speaker of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Baroness D’ Souza arrived in Dhaka on Friday night on a two-day visit to Bangladesh.

Chairperson of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and Bangladesh Parliament Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury received her at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, said SM Manjur, director (public relations) of the Parliament Secretariat.

The Bangladesh Speaker and the House of Lords Speaker are scheduled to place floral wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar after 12am on Saturday.

The Lord Speaker is visiting Bangladesh at the invitation of CPA chairperson and Bangladesh Parliament Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury.