Pakistan and Bangladesh on Sunday signed six Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to strengthen bilateral relations..
The signing ceremony, held in Dhaka under the supervision of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Bangladesh’s Adviser for Foreign Affairs Md Touhid Hossain, covered agreements on visa abolition for diplomats and government officials, cooperation between foreign service academies, and collaboration between news agencies Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) and Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS).
Other MoUs include partnerships between the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad and the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, the establishment of a Joint Working Group on Trade, and a Cultural Exchange Programme for 2025–2028.
Ishaq Dar on Saturday reached Dhaka in a visit that seeks to rebuild ties between the two brotherly countries. Dar is the most senior Pakistani official to visit Dhaka since 2012, with Islamabad calling it a “significant milestone in Pakistan-Bangladesh relations”.
Hina Rabbani Khar was the last foreign minister to travel to Dhaka, where she extended an invitation to then prime minister, Sheikh Hasina Wajid for the D-8 summit. Relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh remained tense during Hasina’s 15-year tenure.DPM Dar and Md Touhid Hossain discussed a wide range of issues, including high-level exchanges, trade and economic cooperation, people-to-people contacts, cultural and educational collaboration, capacity building, and humanitarian matters. Regional and international matters, including the revitalisation of SAARC, as well as the Palestine and Rohingya issues, were also reviewed.
