Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- member BNP delegation, led by party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, had a closed-door meeting with visiting US Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Afreen Akhter, on Saturday.

The hour-long meeting that began at 3pm was held at the Westin Hotel in the capital's Gulshan area. US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas was also present at the meeting.

After the meeting, a post on the Facebook page of the US Embassy in Dhaka said, "We welcomed a fruitful discussion with BNP's Secretary General about the current political landscape in Bangladesh and the thousands of opposition members in prison. Looking forward to continued engagement."

It also said engaging in constructi...