, Nov. 19 -- France's newly appointed Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Sere-Charlet held a meeting with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday.

The meeting was held at the Jamaat chief's Bashundhara office in Dhaka.

The Ambassador was accompanied by Christian Beck, Political Counsellor at the French Embassy.

From Jamaat-e-Islami, Secretary General and former MP Mia Golam Porwar, Central Executive Council member Mobarak Hossain, and the party chief's Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Prof Dr Mahmudul Hasan, were present.

During the discussion, both sides talked about Bangladesh's political situation, the upcoming national election, the strengthening of democratic and constitutional institutions, human rights issue...