Acting Australian high commissioner to Bangladesh Nardia Simpson on Monday met with Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman to share Australia’s perspectives on building robust institutions to ensure that everyone's human rights are respected, protected and fulfilled.
She met the ameer also to learn more about Jamaat-e-Islami’s political priorities, according to the Australian High Commission in Dhaka.
Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur said they discussed how they can take forward the relations with “mutual respect and love.”
Talking to reporters after the meeting, he said: “We had a very friendly and successful meeting.”
The Jamaat ameer said they also discussed how Australia can cooperate with Bangladesh meaningfully in the area of skill development programs.
Shafiqur described Australia as one of the important development partners of Bangladesh and discussed areas of cooperation in the future.
He said they are delighted to see that representatives of the foreign missions in Dhaka are visiting their office.