Dhaka: A Canadian parliamentary delegation at a meeting with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday night said their country wants to see an inclusive and credible election in Bangladesh.

‘Our discussions were very lively and fruitful. They (Canadian team) told us very clearly that their country wants to see a fair, neutral and acceptable election in Bangladesh with the participation of all parties,’ said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

A six-member Canadian delegation, led by Yasmen Ratanski, MP, went to Khaleda’s Gulshan office around 7pm and held nearly an hour-long meeting.

Briefing reporters about the meeting, Fakhrul also said they discussed the country’s latest political situation and Rohingya issue.

The Canadian parliamentary delegation arrived here recently to join the 63^rd conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).

Apart from Fakhrul, BNP standing committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Jamiruddin Sircar, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and special secretary Asaduzzaman Ripon and Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Benoit Préfontaine were present at the meeting.