External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his counterparts from Poland, Belgium, and Portugal on the sidelines of the Security Conference in Munich on Saturday.
Taking to his official handle on social media platform X, Jaishankar said it was an honour calling on Prime Minister Hasina and taking the opportunity to commend the progress made in fostering 'India-Bangladesh Maitri'.
Welcoming Mahmud, the President conveyed felicitations to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her unprecedented fourth consecutive term as Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She expressed confidence that under her leadership, Bangladesh will achieve new milestones of progress and prosperity, an offi
"Under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Prime Minister Modi, the relationship between Bangladesh and India has strengthened, diversified, bringing economic and social benefits for the people of our region," he said, addressing a presser on Bangladesh-India ties.
While speaking to ANI, the foreign minister emphasized that India is not only a neighbour but also played a vital role in Bangladesh's independence war.
Notably, this is Mahmud's first foreign visit after being sworn into the new Bangladesh government following Sheikh Hasina's historic victory, securing a consecutive fourth term as Prime Minister.
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud will be visiting India on February 7-9 at the invitation of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.
United States President, Joe Biden, wrote a letter to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, expressing his commitment to supporting the country's economic goals.
India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, called on Bangladesh's new Foreign Minister, Hasan Mahmud. The two sides discussed issues to advance bilateral cooperation in the new term of the Bangladesh government.
Cabinet Secretary Mahbub Hossain told reporters that the new cabinet will be comprised of 36 members. This will include 25 ministers and 11 state ministers in this cabinet. Among them, there will be two technocrat ministers this time.