London, Jul 27 (bdnews24.com) – Leader of the UK Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition Edward Miliband met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday noon at Hotel St. Pancras Renaissance where she is staying during her five-day official visit to London.
Labour Party leaders Douglas Alexander and Bangladeshi-born British MP Rushanara Ali also accompanied Miliband during the meeting.
Her Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad briefed reporters after the meeting.
He said that the two leaders discussed bilateral issues and parliamentary system of the two countries during the meeting.
Hasina, who reached London on Thursday to attend the opening ceremony of London 2012 Olympic Games, said that her party and the Labour Party had been at good terms.
She mentioned that since her government taking the office in January 2009, over 5,200 elections of different kinds including 12 by-elections of parliament were held in a free, fair and neutral manner with spontaneous participation of all. Not a single allegation was raised as the government did not interfere in the polls process, she added.
The Prime Minister also said that her government was working to establish the voting right of the people and uphold the democratic spirit in the country.
She also referred to different development initiatives taken by her government for the country's different sectors, including education, health, information and communication technology, and women's empowerment.
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, Ambassador-at-Large M Ziauddin, Bangladesh High Commissioner in London Dr M Sayeedur Rahman Khan and Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Abul Kalam Azad were present at the meeting.
Earlier in the day, eminent journalist and writer Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury called on the Prime Minister at her hotel suite.
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