Dhaka, April 17 -- A discreet weekend meeting between senior leaders of Bangladesh's opposition parties - the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami - has sparked a wave of political speculation, following a viral social media post that brought the private gathering into the public eye.
According to a Facebook post by Maruf Kamal Khan, former press secretary to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Jamaat Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman and Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr. Syeed Abdullah Muhammad Taher met with Khaleda at the residence of her son, Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of BNP, in Kingston, London, on Saturday afternoon. The post, shared earlier this week, has since attracted considerable attention across Bangladeshi political circles and s...