Talking to reporters after meeting with Law and Information Adviser Mainul Hosein at his office, she said, "We are looking at everything that is happening here positively... We're following all the events with great interest."

Asked her comment on whether democracy and state of emergency can move together, Richardson said the people of Bangladesh will have to decide it.

"We focused our discussion on issues under the law ministry like separation of Judiciary and also discussed other issues of the information ministry," she said.

A press release of the information ministry said matters relating to bilateral issues and recent reform programme of the caretaker government came up at the meeting. Richardson expressed her optimism about the success of the reform programme.

The adviser apprised her of the efforts of the caretaker government to improve human rights situation despite difficult conditions prevailing in the country. "We are anxious to restore democracy and protect human rights in a more stable way," he said.

On reform programme and anti-graft drive, the adviser sought cooperation from friendly countries like Canada in achieving the goals.