The ambassadors of Sweden and Norway in Dhaka on Tuesday had a ‘closed-door’ meeting with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
In the meeting, they discussed various issues relating to the country's next national election, reports UNB.
Swedish Ambassador Alexandra Berg Von Linde and Norwegian envoy Espen Rikter-Svendsen sat in the meeting with Fakhrul at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office at 3:10 pm and it continued until 4:30 pm.BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury was also present at the meeting.
After the meeting, Amir Khosru said the two envoys mainly discussed the latest political situation, recent political incidents, and the country’s electoral system.
Khosru said the international community wants an elected government and an elected parliament to be in place in Bangladesh through a fair election.
The two ambassadors wanted to know what could be the future of Bangladesh's politics and the situation of the country’s democracy and human rights rule of law, and public safety, he added.
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