UN chief Guterres sits for talks with political leaders in Dhaka

BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Jamaat-e-Islami Vice-President Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher are among those participating in the roundtable meeting

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who is on a four-day official visit to Bangladesh, has opened a roundtable discussion with political leaders in Dhaka.

The meeting began at 1pm at the InterContinental Dhaka hotel, with the politicians arriving about half an hour earlier than scheduled.

Among those in attendance were Law Advisor Asif Nazrul, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed, Jamaat-e-Islami Vice-President Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher, National Citizen Party Convenor Nahid Islam, and Amar Bangladesh Party General Secretary Asaduzzaman Fuad.

Guterres arrived in Dhaka on Thursday. On Friday, he travelled to Cox’s Bazar, where he joined Rohingya refugees for Iftar.