Security-related issues of mutual interest also came up at the meeting, and Sheikh Hasina spoke about the issue of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and their possible safe repatriation, the people added. He will meet foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen on Wednesday. Foreign secretary Momen told the media in Dhaka that he intends to discuss the conducting of trials in Bangladesh of a Covid-19 vaccine expected to be produced by India. After taking over as foreign secretary in January, Shringla visited Dhaka in March. Bangladesh foreign minister Momen recently described bilateral ties as “rock solid” and said they couldn’t be compared with the relations with China.

Source: Hindustan Times August 18, 2020 16:12 UTC