Assistant Secretary Kapur and US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen honored the legacies of former president Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia at Zia Udyan. Assistant Secretary Kapur and Ambassador Christensen held "productive meetings" with leaders from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. US Ambassador Christensen, AmCham President Syed Ershad Ahmed and its executive committee members joined the reception at a city hotel on Wednesday evening. Assistant Secretary Kapur and Ambassador Christensen met with Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on Wednesday. Assistant Secretary Kapur arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday night from New Delhi on a two-day visit to "strengthen strategic ties" between Bangladesh and the United States.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 05, 2026 15:49 UTC