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Bangladesh revives ties with Pakistan after Hasina’s ouster, appoints new envoy

A more experience Iqbal Hossain is expected to travel to Pakistan soon

Bangladesh has decided to appoint an experienced High Commissioner to serve in Pakistan in a bid to revive its relations with Islamabad shortly after pro-India Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power.

Pakistan has accepted the nomination of Muhammad Iqbal Hossain as the new Bangladeshi High Commissioner to the country.

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, the experienced diplomat Muhammad Iqbal Hossain will be replacing Ambassador Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique as the Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Pakistan.

Hossain is expected to travel to Pakistan soon to take up his new role as the Bangladeshi High Commissioner.

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Bangladesh’s relations with Pakistan could be best described as formal under the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina Wajid, who leaned heavily towards India.

Pakistan’s foreign office has expressed solidarity with the people of Bangladesh after Hasina’s removal from power through massive agitation. The reports about Pakistan’s expression of solidarity were given prominent coverage in the Bangladeshi press on Wednesday.

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