Swiss ambassador meets Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur

The meeting discussed Bangladesh’s overall situation and ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the two nations

Switzerland’s Ambassador to Bangladesh Reto Renggli has held talks with Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman in Dhaka.

The meeting took place at the Jamaat leader’s office in Bashundhara around 9am on Sunday, the party said in a statement.

The diplomat was accompanied by Counsellor Alberto Giovannetti and Khaled Chowdhury, senior political, economic and press officer at the Swiss embassy.

During the meeting, Renggli enquired about the Jamaat chief’s health and wished him a full recovery, the statement said.

They also discussed Bangladesh’s overall situation and ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the two nations. Both expressed optimism that cooperation and progress between the two countries would continue to grow in the future.