Staff Reporter:
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a two-day official visit for strengthening bilateral relations.
Dar landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) around 2 pm on a special flight, and was received by Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam, HSIA executive director Group Captain SM Ragib Sa-mad told BSS.
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain is scheduled to hold official talks with the visiting deputy premier and foreign minister on Sunday morning at the state guest house Padma in the capital, an offi-cial of the foreign ministry said.
The discussions are expected to culminate in the signing of four to five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to boost cooperation in trade, culture, media, training, and travel sectors, the official added.
Following the talks and the signing ceremony, Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain will brief the media.
Visiting Pakistan’s Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan is also expected to join the bilateral meeting.
Later in the evening, both Dar and Khan are scheduled to pay a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.
The last ministerial-level visit from Pakistan took place in November 2012, when the then-foreign min-ister Hina Rabbani Khar visited Dhaka to invite Bangladesh’s then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina to the D-8 summit in Islamabad.
Diplomatic engagement between Dhaka and Islamabad has gained new momentum following last year’s political transition in Bangladesh.
