Pakistan has stepped up its outreach with the interim government of Bangladesh with a flurry of meetings between Dhaka-based Pakistan High Commission officials and members of the new dispensation taking place since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina-led government, according to media reports.
The Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka, which was suspected of playing a role in fanning the unrest that unseated former PM Sheikh Hasina, has been engaging publicly with the members of the interim government over the last few weeks. The High Commission officials and members of the interim government have engaged over a slew of issues from flood relief to student exchange programmes. These meetings have been published on the X handle of the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka.
The Pakistan-Bangladesh ties have been lukewarm under the Hasina government since Islamabad refused to apologise for the 1971 war crimes. The Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka kept a low profile over the last 15 years while it was blamed for backing candidates of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the 2018 Parliamentary elections.
