ISLAMABAD:
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will embark on a two-day official visit to Bangladesh from Saturday, the Foreign Office said on Friday.
The trip, described as long overdue, had earlier been postponed twice — once in May following heightened Pakistan-India tensions after the Pahalgam attack.
“On the invitation of the government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar will pay an official visit to Bangladesh on 23-24 August 2025,” the Foreign Office said in a statement.
During his stay in Dhaka, Dar is scheduled to meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Adviser for Foreign Affairs Touhid Hossain. “The whole range of bilateral relations and a number of regional and international issues will be discussed during these meetings,” the statement added.
The visit comes at a time when a senior Bangladeshi military delegation is in Pakistan, signaling growing engagement between the two countries.
According to an ISPR release, Lt Gen Md Faizur Rahman, Quartermaster General of the Bangladesh Army, called on General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, at Joint Staff Headquarters in Rawalpindi.
The two sides discussed the regional security environment and stressed the need to strengthen cooperation in defence and security. General Mirza highlighted the upward trajectory of bilateral ties and pointed to new avenues for collaboration.
The visiting general praised the professionalism of Pakistan’s armed forces and acknowledged their sacrifices in the fight against terrorism.
Relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh have improved markedly since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina Wajid’s government last year. The interim government in Dhaka has since recalibrated its foreign policy, paving the way for a reset in ties with Islamabad.
