Qader Siddiqui meets President

Former Awami League leader Qader Siddiqui of Bangladesh today called on President Pranab Mukherjee here.

The meeting between Mukherjee and Siddiqui, who arrived here yesterday, was described as a "private" event by Rashtrapati Bhavan sources.

The meeting took place at a time when Bangladesh is in political turmoil over the nature of interim government which would preside over coming parliamentary elections.