Staff Reporter:
Non-Resident High Commissioner of Singapore to Bangladesh Derek Loh paid a courtesy call on Leader of the Opposition and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman.
The meeting was held at 10:30am yesterday at the official residence of the Leader of the Opposition on Minto Road in the capital.
The meeting focused on implementation of July Charter and essential state reforms as well as the current political and economic situation of Bangladesh.
They also discussed combating corruption, development of industry and commerce and the advancement of democracy.
The Singaporean High Commissioner appreciated the role of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in the country’s economic development and democratic progress, according to a press release from Jamaat-e-Islami.
He expressed optimism about strengthening bilateral relations further between Bangladesh and Singapore and expanding areas of cooperation.
Derek Loh was accompanied by Singapore High Commission Chargé d’Affaires Philip Ong and Country Officer at the South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa Directorate of Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mrithini T. G. Gritharan.
Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar, Assistant Secretary General Ahsanul Mahboob Zubair and Opposition Leader’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Barrister Mir Ahmad Bin Quasem MP, among others, were also present.
