The Asia Pacific Democratic Partnership (APDP) delegation, headed by Professor Sukehiro Hasegawa of Hosei University, the former Special Representative of the Secretary-General, was formed by electoral experts arrived in Dhaka on 24th December to observe the 9th Parliamentary election in Bangladesh. The APDP delegation was composed by 11 expertises from 6 countries: Australia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Philippines, Republic of Korea, United States and Japan. (Asami Ikeda)