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A delegation from The Asia Foundation's Bangladesh Office was privileged to meet with Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, the Bangladesh Parliament Speaker, on June 11, 2024. During the meeting, a letter signed by her father Late Rafiqullah Choudhury, secretary to the then Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which solidified The Asia Foundation's role in the country post-liberation war (1972) was presented to her. Kazi Faisal Bin Seraj, Country representative of The Asia Foundation, was accompanied by Mir Junayed Jamal, Director; Ainee Islam, Director; and Izlal Moin Husain, Program lead of The Asia Foundation. The Speaker was extraordinarily kind and perceptive, sharing valuable insights and suggestions for future partnerships to aid Bangladesh's development and prosperity. Kazi Faisal Bin Seraj Mir Junayed Jamal Ainee Islam Mohammad Kamrul Hasan Bhuiyan Helga Fraser Iqbal Mahmood Fardeen Rahman Asinur Reza Sukla Dey Samiha Jamil Pronoy Ghosh Setu Stephaney Nafees Shafakat Ahnaf Tahmid MD Zakaria Kashfia Kayes Mohammad Sadat S. Shibli A. M. Sajjad Hossain Khan