Dhaka, June 13 -- A high-level political meeting between Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman began in London on Friday, raising hopes for a breakthrough amid Bangladesh's ongoing political crisis.

00 PM Bangladesh time at the Dorchester Hotel, according to Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder. It is scheduled to last two hours and is expected to be a one-on-one session, though it may be expanded if both parties agree.

Tensions surrounding the timing and structure of the upcoming general election have set the stage for this much-anticipated dialogue. The meeting has attracted widespread attention, both at home and abroad.

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