Top leaders of the National Citizen Party on Monday held a meeting with United States charg茅 d鈥檃ffaires at its embassy in Dhaka Tracey Ann Jacobson at her Gulshan residence where they discussed the country鈥檚 political situation, reforms and the forthcoming national election.
The delegation led by party convener Nahid Islam held the meeting with the US diplomat for over an hour in the afternoon, a party leader confirmed.聽
NCP member secretary Akhter Hossain, senior joint member secretary Tasnim Zara and joint member secretary Alauddin Mohammad joined the meeting, according to a press release issued by the party.
鈥楾he meeting included an exchange of views on Bangladesh鈥檚 current political situation, the outline of reforms, the law and order situation, the July Declaration and the coming national election,鈥� said the release.
The wide public response across almost all districts to the NCP鈥檚 July March was also discussed, it said.
The US embassy鈥檚 political and economic counselor Eric Geelan, political officer James Stewart and political specialist Firoze Ahmed were also present in the meeting.
The interim government has already announced that the 13th parliamentary election would be held in February next year before the month of Ramadan, likely to begin the third week of February.
