Khaleda terms meeting with Modi fruitful

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia said on Sunday her meeting with visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was very fruitful, reports UNB.

"The meeting with Modi was very fruitful," she told reporters, when they asked her about the meeting at Sonargaon Hotel.

Just after the meeting between Modi and opposition leader Begum Raushon Ershad, Khaleda along with her party leaders entered the hotel at 3:45 pm.

She met Modi after his meeting with JSD president Hasanul Haq Inu and Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon.

Khaleda led a six-member BNP delegation at the meeting that began around 4:10pm.

The other delegation members were BNP standing committee members Tariqul Islam, Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Nazrul Islam Khan, chairperson's adviser Reaz Rahman and Sabihuddin Ahmed.

Dr Moyeen Khan who briefed reporters about the outcome of the meeting said they had discussions over the current situation of democracy in the country. "She told Modi democracy is now absent in Bangladesh."

He said Khaleda at first affirmed Modi of the current political situation of Bangladesh. "The discussion was held in a very cordial atmosphere. Issues relating to the mutual interests of the two countries came up for discussion at the meeting."