The ambassadors of Sweden and Norway to Bangladesh on Tuesday had a "closed-door" meeting with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed various issues related to the country's next national election.
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 in Dhaka around 3:10pm and it continued until 4:30pm.
BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury was also present at the meeting.
While briefing the reporters after the meeting, Khosru said the two envoys mainly discussed the latest political situation, incidents, and the country’s electoral system.
When asked whether there was a discussion about the next election, Khosu said, "Of course, we talked about the election because it is now on everyone's mind. The election is very important to everyone in and outside the country."
He, however, declined to elaborate further.
"I can only say all the matters related to the current political context of Bangladesh have been discussed," Khasru added.
He highlighted that the international community wants an elected government and an elected parliament to be in place in Bangladesh through a fair election.
Khosru also said 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.
