Dhaka, Jan 07 (V7N)- Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, Dr Shafiqur Rahman, paid a courtesy call on Paula Pampaloni, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department of the European External Action Service (EEAS) of the European Union (EU), on Wednesday morning.

Paula Pampaloni arrived at the Jamaat-e-Islami central office in Bashundhara at around 9:00 am, where she was welcomed by Dr Mahmudul Hasan, Foreign Affairs Advisor to the Jamaat Ameer, and Advocate Shishir Monir, a member of the Jamaat-e-Islami Shura.

Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher also participated in the meeting. The European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh, Michael Miller, was present during the discussion.

Although details of the meeting were not immediately disclosed, the courtesy call is seen as part of ongoing diplomatic engagements between political parties in Bangladesh and international stakeholders ahead of the upcoming national elections.

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