Dhaka, June 29 -- Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ajit Singh met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday and discussed the upcoming national election and areas of bilateral cooperation.

The nearly hour-long meeting, which began at 3pm, was held at the BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office, said BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan.

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

Briefing reporters after the meeting, Khosru said they had a long discussion on various issues of mutual interest.

He said they obviously talked about Bangladesh's national election expected to be held in early February 2026. "We discussed the preparations b...