EU ambassador Mayaudon meets BNP chief Khaleda

Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union in Dhaka, Pierre Mayaudon, has met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 27 Feb 2017, 08:08 PM
Updated : 27 Feb 2017, 08:08 PM

The meeting at Khaleda's Gulshan offices started at 5pm on Monday and it lasted for about two hours.

The EU ambassador did not spek to the media after the meeting, neither the BNP did make any comment.

Several BNP leaders told bdnews24.com on condition of anonymity that Khaleda and Mayaudon discussed issues relating to the current state of politics in Bangladesh, the next parliamentary election, the new Election Commission, and human rights condition.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing Committee Members Abdul Moyeen Khan, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and the Chairperson's Adviser Reaz Rahman were present at the meeting.

On Feb 22, US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat met the BNP chief "as part of a series of meetings with Bangladesh's political parties to understand the state of politics."