Dhaka, June 7: The dialogue between Turkey and Bangladesh is deepening. In Dhaka, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to discuss ways to enhance cooperation across various sectors. Additionally, he engaged with leaders from the radical Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami.
Following the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government, Yunus’s administration briefly held power in Bangladesh. However, in February of this year, the democratically elected Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) returned to power.
Since the BNP’s resurgence, there are signs of a shift in Bangladesh’s foreign policy, with an apparent tilt towards countries like Turkey and Pakistan.
On Friday, a delegation from the National Citizen Party (NCP) also met with Fidan in Dhaka, led by the party’s convener, Nahid Islam.
After the meeting, Fidan congratulated the NCP leadership on their significant role in the July Revolution, which led to the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government, as posted on the social media platform X.
Furthermore, Fidan met with a six-member delegation led by Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman. Jamaat shared details of the meeting on X, stating, “The discussions focused on various mutually beneficial issues, including enhancing cooperation in industry, trade, education, health services, and defense.”
On Friday, Fidan reaffirmed Ankara’s commitment to strengthening ties with Bangladesh, particularly in the defense sector, during a meeting with Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman.
Fidan arrived in Dhaka on Thursday night for a three-day official visit and visited a Rohingya camp with Khalilur on Friday.
According to Turkey’s Foreign Ministry, Fidan toured the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar and observed the activities of Turkish agencies, including TIKA, AFAD, Turkish Red Crescent, and the Turkey Diyanet Foundation, as well as services provided by the Turkey-Bangladesh Hospital run by Turkey’s Ministry of Health.
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