Dhaka, April 28 -- The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leadership's views on democracy, women's rights, and minority issues were at the forefront of discussions during the party's recent visit to Europe, Nayeeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher said on Sunday.

Speaking at a press conference at the Jamaat's central office in Dhaka, Taher described a series of meetings between a Jamaat delegation-led by Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman-and European officials, including a meeting with European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller.

Taher said the visit, undertaken at the invitation of the European Union, sought to strengthen understanding and cooperation between Jamaat and European institutions.

The five-member Jamaat delegation traveled to ...