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A three-member BNP delegation, including party Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman's daughter Zaima Rahman, met Robert A. Destro, the former US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour. The delegation held the meeting with Robert Destro in Washington on Wednesday, according to a post on the party's verified Facebook page.
However, the party did not elaborate on the outcome or the topics discussed during the meeting. The other two members of the delegation were BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury.
Earlier, the delegation met former South Carolina Governor David Beasley in Washington. The meetings took place ahead of the National Prayer Breakfast, a significant annual event hosted by the National Prayer Breakfast Foundation.
Zaima travelled to Washington from London on Tuesday, representing her father, while BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury arrived in the USA on Sunday for the event.
Robert A. Destro, currently working with the Trump administration's transition team, is an experienced American lawyer, educator, government official and advocate for human, and civil rights law. He has previously served as a commissioner of the US Commission on Civil Rights and is highly regarded for his expertise in electoral, employment and constitutional law.
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