Turkish Foreign Minister likely in Bangladesh Thursday

The Turkish foreign affairs minister is expected to pay a three-day visit to Bangladesh from Thursday, June 4, 2026.

During the visit, Türkiye Hakan Fidan is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Tarique Rahman on June 6 as the two countries eye expanding strategic engagement.

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman, along with PM’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kobir, who are now in New York, will arrive in Dhaka on Thursday morning, hours before the arrival of the Turkish foreign minister.

“You know, the Turkish foreign minister is coming. So, Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman will return home soon,” a senior official told UNB.

Hakan Fidan and Khalilur Rahman held a bilateral meeting at the former’s office in Ankara on March 14.

Both sides expressed optimism that the outcomes of the meeting would contribute to further strengthening cooperation and deepening the strategic partnership between Türkiye and Bangladesh in the years ahead.

Bangladesh highlighted the importance of enhancing Turkish foreign investment in Bangladesh and emphasised the prospects for expanding skilled human resource exports from Bangladesh to Türkiye.

Türkiye reiterated its commitment to maintaining friendly and brotherly relations with Bangladesh in both bilateral and multilateral fora.

Humaiun Kobir was also present during the meeting in Ankara.

This marked the first bilateral meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries following the formation of the BNP government in Bangladesh.

During the meeting, both sides discussed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations.

They reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the long-standing friendly and brotherly relations.

The two sides also exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual interest and expressed their shared commitment to working together in support of peace efforts concerning Gaza.

Notably, to enhance institutional cooperation in diplomatic training and capacity building, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Diplomacy Academy of Türkiye and the Bangladesh Foreign Service Academy during the bilateral meeting.