Fakhrul meets US envoy Tracey Ann Jacobson

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir met with ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, charge d’affaires at the United States Embassy in Dhaka, and discussed the country’s latest political situation and the upcoming election.

The meeting, which lasted for about an hour, began at 10:00am on Thursday and took place at Jacobson’s residence, reports UNB.

BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and organising secretary Shama Obaid accompanied Fakhrul at the meeting.

Speaking to reporters afterward, Shama Obaid said that they had visited the US envoy’s residence for breakfast at her invitation.

‘The new US charge d’affaires is engaging with various political parties, and this meeting was part of those discussions,’ she said.

During the meeting, Shama said the country’s current political situation, economic conditions, and BNP’s views on the upcoming election were discussed. ‘The US envoy tried to understand BNP’s perspective on these issues.’