Newly appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen paid a courtesy call on BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday.
The meeting began at 4:00pm at the BNP Chairman’s Gulshan office in the capital, said BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was present, along with Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Joint Secretary General Humayun Kabir, BNP chairman’s Advisory Council member Mahdi Amin and press secretary Saleh Shibly.
Several officials from the US Embassy in Dhaka also attended the meeting.
"I met today with BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman to hear his perspective on upcoming elections," said the US Ambassador after the meeting.
In brief remarks through his verified 'X' handle, he said the United States looks forward to working with all Bangladeshi political parties to advance shared peace and prosperity.
Earlier in the morning, Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ajit Singh also met Tarique Rahman in Dhaka.
