US ambassador to Bangladesh, Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, met Jatiya Party Chairman and Prime Minister's Special Envoy, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, on Friday.
Confirming the meeting, Ershad’s political secretary, Sunil Shuvo Roy, told Bangla Tribune that the meeting was held at Ershad’s Baridhara residence at about 10.30am.
“It was a courtesy meeting,” said Roy.
Party sources say, the meeting was held from 10.30am to 11.45pm without the presence of other party leaders.
When asked, Jatiya Party (JP) Co-chairman, GM Quader, said, “I was not informed about the meeting.”