A maiden bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is said to be a sign of a warm relationship developing between the two countries.
During the meeting on Friday, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s gesture also won the heart of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and drew the attention of the entire world.
Indian popular privet television channel Times Now mentioned in one of its headlines on Sunday mentioned, ‘Political Beauty: Sunak’s Gesture Wins Hearts’.
Sheikh Hasina held the bilateral meeting with Rishi Sunak on Friday afternoon on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.
This was the first meeting of the two leaders since Sunak assumed his office on October 25, last year.
The coronation ceremony of King Charles III was attended by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the heads of governments of 130 countries. Taking advantage of the opportunity, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held bilateral meetings with seven people including Sheikh Hasina. The informal bilateral meeting with Sheikh Hasina revealed the warmth of the relationship between the two leaders.
Earlier on May 5, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had called Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a successful economic leader, saying, "You're an inspiration for us."
"I'm following you for many years. You're a successful economic leader," Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem quoted Sunak as telling the Bangladesh premier at their maiden bilateral meeting at the Commonwealth Secretariat's Bilateral Meeting Room.
According to Tasneem, the UK premier said his two daughters and wife are big fans of her (Sheikh Hasina) as he wished his daughters to be great leaders like Sheikh Hasina since he took office in October last year.
"You're a great inspiration for my two daughters," Sunak said.
The British Prime Minister highly lauded the leadership of Sheikh Hasina for Bangladesh's prosperity alongside giving shelter to Rohingyas and houses to the landless and homeless Bangladesh people at government expense and her glorious role in various international forums including climate change.
