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Abe hopes for talks, acceptable solution to political crisis in Bangladesh

Meets BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, President Abdul Hamid, Opposition Leader Raushan Ershad

City Desk
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last night hoped that Bangladesh's major political parties would hold talks for hammering out a solution to the country's ongoing crisis, which would be acceptable both at home and abroad.
He expressed the hope during a meeting with BNP chief Khaleda Zia at the capital's Sonargaon Hotel.
Abe told the BNP chief that Japan was aware of the fact that "major political parties did not join the januaty 5 parliamentary election,” said BNP vice-chairman Shamsher M Chowdhury, who accompanied Khaleda, while briefing reporters after the meeting.
The meeting lasted around half an hour starting from 7:00pm. There was no briefing on the Japanese side.
The BNP chief thanked Abe for continued assistance for the development of Bangladesh and hoped that the bilateral relations would be strengthened further in the coming days.
Asked about Bangladesh's decision to withdraw its candidature for a non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council for the term of 2016-17 in favour of Japan, Chowdhury said that as the government did not consult with BNP about this, they would not comment.
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Khaleda's foreign affairs adviser Reaz Rahman, and Sabih Uddin Ahmed also aided Khaleda in the meeting.
Abe also called on President Abdul Hamid, at Bangabhaban, when the
latter hoped that his visit, following his counterpart Sheikh Hasina's trip to Japan, would further boost Dhaka's economic relations with Tokyo, reports UNB.
The president recalled Japan's support and cooperation in Bangladesh's liberation war and Tokyo's early recognition of Bangladesh's independence. He also conveyed his regards to Emperor Akihito and invited him to visit Bangladesh.
RAUSHAN CALLS ON ABE
After Khaleda, Abe met Leader of the Opposition Raushan Ershad at the same venue for about 20 minutes.
Opposition Chief Whip Tajul Islam Chowdhury, who aided Raushan, told reporters that she requested Abe to give assistance to Bangladesh's garment industry. Tajul said political issues or Bangladesh's one-sided January 5 elections were not discussed.