Mozena meets Khaleda
In a surprise move, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan residence in the capital and held a one-and-a-half-hour discussion.
Neither the US embassy nor the BNP chairperson's office had informed the media about the meeting, starting around 8:30pm. The discussion matter could not be known as none in BNP agreed to comment.
The chairperson's office sources claimed that the chairperson's advisory council member, Sabihuddin Ahmed, accompanied her during the meeting.
Talking to The Daily Star over phone, Sabihuddin, a former ambassador, said he was not present at the “one-to-one” meeting. However, he added, “They discussed on bilateral issues related to mutual interest.”
Another high-level party source claimed that the discussions were over issues, including the election process, Padma bridge project and Grameen Bank.
The chairperson also cleared the party's stance for a non-party caretaker government system to ensure a free and fair election, the source added.
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