Dhaka, June 17 -- Brazilian Ambassador to Bangladesh Paulo Fernando Dias Feres met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday morning.

The nearly hour-long meeting, which began around 11am, was held at the BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office, said BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan.

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During the meeting, they discussed issues of mutual interests, including bilateral relations, the political situation in Bangladesh and the upcoming national election, he said.

BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and Organising Secretary Shama Obaed were also present at the meeting.

Earlier on Monday, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke ...