Newly appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen paid a courtesy call on BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday. The meeting began at 4:00 pm at the BNP Chairman’s Gulshan office in Dhaka, BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan said. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was present, along with Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Joint Secretary General Humayun Kabir, Advisory Council member Mahdi Amin, and press secretary Saleh Shibly. Several officials from the US Embassy in Dhaka also attended. Earlier in the day, Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ajit Singh also met Tarique Rahman in Dhaka.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 19, 2026 12:08 UTC