Bangladesh

The daughter of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down after member states recommended terminating her appointment, ending a five-year term she had begun on 1 February 2024.

Bangladesh will give positive consideration to joining the Mecca Pact — the trilateral defence agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan — if its members propose bringing Dhaka into the framework. Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman made the statement in Parliament.