Humayun Kabir, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, has said Bangladesh has expressed interest in the "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement," signed between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. He said, however, no formal progress or final decision has been made on the matter yet.
Sarah Cooke, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, met with Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman, with discussions covering the foreign adviser's priorities as president of the UN General Assembly, the Rohingya crisis, and Bangladesh-UK migration cooperation, at a meeting held on Sunday.
The US Embassy in Dhaka has warned Bangladeshi and other foreign students studying in the United States about the possible cancellation of their student visas.
Nepal's President Ram Chandra Poudel has congratulated Bangladesh's newly elected President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
President Droupadi Murmu of India has congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on assuming office as the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. She conveyed this in a message sent on Friday (August 21).
India has clarified its stance on the possibility of Bangladesh joining a military alliance involving Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey. At a regular weekly briefing of the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said they are closely monitoring the situation in West Asia and have nothing further to say on the matter at this moment.