Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday invited Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman to undertake an official visit to Pakistan, following his party’s victory in Bangladesh’s elections.
In a post on X, the premier said he held a conversation with the Bangladesh prime minister hopeful over the phone and expressed Pakistan’s desire “to strengthen its brotherly ties with Bangladesh, build on the legacy of Begum Khaleda Zia, and advance our shared goals of peace, progress and prosperity”.
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The BNP won a decisive two-thirds majority on Friday in general elections, a result expected to bring stability after months of tumult following the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in a Gen Z-led uprising.
PM Shehbaz said that the successful conduct of elections reflected the democratic values cherished by the Bangladeshi people, state-media reported.
