BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury left for the USA on Sunday evening to attend the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.
They took an Emirates Airlines flight from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 6:40 pm, said BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan.
He said the duo is expected to return to Bangladesh on February 9.
Sayrul said a three-member BNP delegation, including Fakhrul, Khosru, and party Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman’s daughter, Barrister Zaima Rahman, will participate in the event.
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will lead the BNP delegation, he added.
Speaking to UNB before the flight, Fakhrul said, “The National Prayer Breakfast is an annual event in the United States. Our party’s Acting Chairman, Tarique Rahman, has also been invited to this event. As he is unable to attend, his daughter Barrister Zaima Rahman will represent him.”
Fakhrul said Zaima will travel to Washington from London to join the event.
Replying to a question, he said they are likely to hold talks with leaders from various countries, including the US, on the sidelines of the event.
The National Prayer Breakfast, scheduled for 5-6 February in Washington, D.C., is an annual event that serves as a platform for dialogue among national and international leaders.
The event is organised by the US Congress and invites global political and social figures for discussions on faith, leadership and global issues.
On 11 January, the National Prayer Breakfast Committee extended invitations to BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury to participate in the event.
