Sri Lankan FM meets Tarique Rahman
The meeting took place at around 8:30pm at the BNP Chairperson’s political office in Gulshan
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath, who is currently visiting Dhaka, paid a courtesy call on BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday night (31 December).
The meeting took place at around 8:30pm at the BNP Chairperson's political office in Gulshan.
Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dharmapala Weerakkody, accompanied the foreign minister during the meeting, said BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan.
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During the discussion, he said the two sides exchanged views on issues related to mutual interest between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Sayrul said the Sri Lankan foreign minister expressed condolences on behalf of his country and conveyed sympathy to Tarique Rahman and his bereaved family over the death of his mother and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.
BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and the party's Joint Secretary General Humayun Kabir were also present at the meeting.
