Late US senator Edward M Kennedy's son Ted Kennedy Jr and his three family members paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence, Ganabhaban, on Sunday morning.
During the meeting, the prime minister expressed her gratitude for the outstanding contribution of the late Edward M Kennedy to supporting then-East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) during the Liberation War, although the then Nixon administration favoured Pakistan.
PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed newsmen after the meeting.
The prime minister recalled the visit of Kennedy Sr to Bangladesh in February 1972, as Ted Kennedy Jr, his son, daughter and wife had a meeting with Sheikh Hasina, Karim said.
The premier also called Kennedy Sr "a true friend of Bangladesh".
Ted Kennedy Jr, a former member of the Connecticut State Senate, is now on a seven-day visit to Bangladesh, from October 29 to November 5, to join the yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of US-Bangladesh relations.
