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Oct 21, 2025
A meeting was held between a delegation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a visiting delegation from the United States-based International Republican Institute (IRI) in Dhaka.

The courtesy meeting took place on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 12:00 PM at the BNP Chairperson’s Office in Gulshan, where both delegations exchanged views on matters of mutual interest.

The BNP delegation was led by Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Secretary General of the party. 

Other members of the BNP team included:

Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan, Member of the BNP National Standing Committee
Salahuddin Ahmed, Member of the BNP National Standing Committee
Ismail Jobiullah, Member of the BNP Chairperson’s Advisory Council
Shama Obaid, BNP Organizing Secretary
Dr. Mahadi Amin, Advisor to the BNP Acting Chairman
Rashedul Haque, BNP Secretary for International Affairs

The IRI delegation was led by Christopher Fasna, IRI Board Member, and Lisa Curtis, Senior Fellow of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).

Other members of the IRI team included:

Jessica Keegan, Technical Specialist, IRI
Steve Sima, Resident Program Director, IRI
Jamie Spikerman, Program Director, NDI
John Fluharty, Campaign and Consulting Advisor, IRI
Darin Bielecki, Advisor, IRI
Amitav Ghosh, Program Consultant, IRI
Saida Mushrefa Jahan, Consultant, IRI.
Tarique Rahman

Chairman of the BNP

Mr. Tarique Rahman

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