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A delegation from the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) in Thailand paid a courtesy call on BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. The meeting was held at the Gulshan Chairperson’s Office at around 10:30 am on Friday.

A four-member delegation led by ANFREL Executive Director Brija Rosales met with Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

BNP Media Cell member Shairul Kabir Khan said that in the one-hour and 10-minute meeting, detailed discussions were held on the upcoming election issues in Bangladesh.

The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) is an international, multi-sector, independent and non-political alliance of like-minded organizations working together to advance a common vision. They work to promote and support democratization in Asia at the national and regional levels. The organization was formed in November 1997.

The main objectives of the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) are to conduct international election observation missions, to coordinate capacity building programs for electoral stakeholders such as democratization, election observation groups, media, and other civil society organizations working for democratization in their respective countries. It also emphasizes on conducting campaign and advisory activities to address electoral challenges and problems related to democracy development.

Among the four members present in this meeting with the BNP Secretary General were Maya Bati, Consultant of Bangladesh Election and Democracy Program, Tharindu Abearathna, Campaign and Senior Program Officer, Program Associate Afsana Ame.

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