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Wednesday | November 04, 2026 | Dhaka

Singapore envoy holds talks with Jamaat Ameer

 Staff Reporter
 Published: 12:02 AM, 04 November 2026
Non-resident High Commissioner of Singapore to Bangladesh Derek Loh pays a courtesy call on Leader of the Opposition and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman at his official residence on Minto Road in the capital on Tuesday.

Singapore’s Non-Resident High Commissioner to Bangladesh Derek Loh met Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman in Dhaka on Tuesday and discussed state reforms, the economy and bilateral relations.

The meeting took place at 10:30am at the official residence of the opposition leader on Minto Road, according to a Jamaat-e-Islami press release.

The discussions covered the implementation of the July National Charter, major state reforms and the country’s current political and economic situation.

They also exchanged views on measures to combat corruption, develop industry and commerce, and advance democracy.

According to the press release, Loh appreciated Jamaat-e-Islami’s role in Bangladesh’s economic development and democratic progress.

He also expressed hope that relations between Bangladesh and Singapore would become stronger and that the two countries would expand their areas of cooperation.

Loh was accompanied by Singapore High Commission Chargé d’Affaires Philip Ong and Mrithini T G Gritharan, a country officer at the South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa Directorate of Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar, Assistant Secretary General Ahsanul Mahboob Zubair and the opposition leader’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Barrister Mir Ahmad Bin Quasem also attended the meeting, among others.