The Secretary General of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), Oh Song, paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh’s Leader of the Opposition and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman. The meeting took place at noon on Monday at the opposition leader’s office in the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. ICAPP Secretariat Officer Park Byongchan and the opposition leader’s foreign affairs adviser, Barrister Mir Ahmad Bin Kasem Arman, MP, were also present.
During the meeting, Oh Song briefed Jamaat-e-Islami on ICAPP’s activities and invited the opposition leader to attend the upcoming ICAPP Standing Committee meeting in Mongolia. He also discussed the possibility of including Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami as a member of the ICAPP Standing Committee.
The meeting highlighted ICAPP’s efforts to strengthen engagement with political parties across Asia and foster greater participation from Bangladesh in its organizational framework.