High-level delegations from several countries met with Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition in the National Parliament, Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, on Tuesday at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. According to party sources, the meetings were held in a cordial and sincere atmosphere. Delegation members conveyed congratulations from their respective governments on Dr. Rahman’s appointment as opposition leader and expressed hope that his leadership would play a historic role in Bangladesh’s democratic progress.

The visiting foreign representatives included Bhutanese Prime Minister Shering Tobgay, UK Minister for Indo-Pacific Affairs Seema Malhotra, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister A. Beris Ekinci, Pakistan’s Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal Chowdhury, and Nepalese Foreign Minister Lt. Gen. Bala Nanda Sharma. The delegations held separate meetings and discussed matters of mutual interest.

Present with Dr. Rahman were Jamaat’s Nayeb-e-Ameer and MP ATM Azharul Islam, Assistant Secretary General and Opposition Whip Maulana Rafiqul Islam Khan, Central Executive Member and MP Saiful Alam Khan Milon, and Foreign Affairs Adviser Professor Dr. Mahmudul Hasan.