Dhaka: Turkish Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Berris Ekinci has paid a courtesy call on newly elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Ekinci met Tarique Rahman at his Sangsad Bhaban office following Rahman’s oath-taking as the 11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh at the South Plaza of the Sangsad Bhaban earlier in the day.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the meeting was also attended by Prime Minister’s daughter Zaima Rahman, newly appointed minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman, and other officials concerned. The visit of Ambassador Ekinci underscores the diplomatic relations between Turkey and Bangladesh as she arrived in Dhaka to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh’s new cabinet, led by BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman.