DHAKA NEWS
Dhaka, Apr 26 The US ambassador to Bangladesh, Dan W Mozena, met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Thursday evening amid growing political unrest over the disappearance of opposition leader M Ilias Ali.
Coming out of the meeting that lasted about 45 minutes, Mozena declined to talk to media, walked straight to his car and left the Gulshan office of BNP chief.
And none from BNP briefed the media about what was discussed at the meeting. However, the opposition party usually briefs media after such meetings.
Earlier in the morning, Khaleda's press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan informed journalists that Mozena wanted to meet the BNP chief.
BNP's acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, BNP chief's adviser Reaz Rahman, vice-president of the party Shamsher Mubin Chowdhury and Sabihuddin Ahmed attended the meeting among others.
Earlier on Tuesday, the US ambassador told reporters at his residence that they were worried over the Illias Ali affair.
He called on everyone to react rationally in finding out Ilias Ali. Mozena also urged the opposition to assist the government in the affair.
M Ilias Ali, one of BNP's organising secretaries and also a former MP, has been missing since Apr 18. The BNP had been accusing the government of abducting him.
BNP recently enforced a three-day countrywide shutdown demanding the government return Ilias Ali. At a media briefing on Tuesday, the party chief gave the government an ultimatum to find out Ilias Ali by Saturday and warned that if he was not found tougher agitation programmes would be announced from Sunday.
The following day, leaders of the newly formed 18-Party Alliance hinted that they might enforce nonstop shutdown from Sunday if Ali was not found by the deadline.
Coming out of the meeting that lasted about 45 minutes, Mozena declined to talk to media, walked straight to his car and left the Gulshan office of BNP chief.
And none from BNP briefed the media about what was discussed at the meeting. However, the opposition party usually briefs media after such meetings.
Earlier in the morning, Khaleda's press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan informed journalists that Mozena wanted to meet the BNP chief.
BNP's acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, BNP chief's adviser Reaz Rahman, vice-president of the party Shamsher Mubin Chowdhury and Sabihuddin Ahmed attended the meeting among others.
Earlier on Tuesday, the US ambassador told reporters at his residence that they were worried over the Illias Ali affair.
He called on everyone to react rationally in finding out Ilias Ali. Mozena also urged the opposition to assist the government in the affair.
M Ilias Ali, one of BNP's organising secretaries and also a former MP, has been missing since Apr 18. The BNP had been accusing the government of abducting him.
BNP recently enforced a three-day countrywide shutdown demanding the government return Ilias Ali. At a media briefing on Tuesday, the party chief gave the government an ultimatum to find out Ilias Ali by Saturday and warned that if he was not found tougher agitation programmes would be announced from Sunday.
The following day, leaders of the newly formed 18-Party Alliance hinted that they might enforce nonstop shutdown from Sunday if Ali was not found by the deadline.
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