Japanese Ambassador meets Fakhrul, talks about latest political situation
Staff Reporter
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday, a day after attacks on some leaders of the party in Dhaka and Cumilla.
The meeting which started at 10 am at BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office ended around 11:30 am.
BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and organising secretary Shyama Obaid were present at the meeting.
Talking to reporters after the meeting, Amir Khosru, also the convener of BNP's foreign affairs committee, said the Bangladesh-Japan relationship is a long-standing one. “Japan is our largest bilateral donor.”
He said they discussed various issues of bilateral cooperation between the two countries alongside the latest political situation in Bangladesh.
Asked whether the recent attacks on the opposition parties here came up for discussion, he said, "I have already said we talked about contemporary political issues.”
