US Assistant Secretary of State Paul Kapur has met Bangladeshi Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalilur Rahman with the aim of strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. The meeting took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday morning, bdnews24.com reports. Speaking briefly to reporters afterwards, Kapur said, “The meeting went well.”Kapur arrived at the ministry shortly before 9:00 am and first met State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam. Kapur did not respond to most of the questions put to him by journalists as he left, repeating only that “the meeting went well”. Following his visit to the foreign ministry, Kapur is scheduled to meet Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir and Energy Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmud at the Secretariat.

Source: bd News24 March 04, 2026 20:06 UTC