The newly appointed United States Ambassador to Bangladesh, Brent Christensen, held a meeting with BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman on Monday (19 January) at around 4:00 pm in Gulshan.Several senior BNP leaders were present at the meeting, including BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir; central committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury; member of the chairperson’s Foreign Affairs Advisory Committee Humayun Kabir; member of the Chairperson’s Advisory Council Dr Mahadi Amin; and Press Secretary Saleh Shibli, among others.Ambassador Christensen arrived in Dhaka on 3 January and has assumed office as the 19th United States Ambassador to Bangladesh. On 15 January, he formally presented his credentials to President Mohammed Shahabuddin.