Dhaka, May 4 -- Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Khozin met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday and discussed various issues of bilateral interest, including Bangladesh's next election and the planned humanitarian corridor to Myanmar's Rakhine.

The hour-long meeting, which began at 11am, was held at the BNP chairperson's Gulshan office.

BNP Standing Committee member and Chairperson's Foreign Affairs Advisory Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and Organising Secretary Shama Obaed were also present at the meeting.

Briefing reporters after the meeting, Amir Khosru said they discussed various issues related to mutual interests between the two countries.

He said Russia is keen to enhance its rel...