Bangladesh Visit: Trump says yes as PM invites him

US President Donald Trump has expressed his willingness to visit Bangladesh as he exchanged greetings with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh on Sunday.

“Yes I would come [to Bangladesh],” Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque quoted the US president.

Briefing reporters after the summit, the foreign secretary said the two leaders exchanged pleasantries at King Abdulaziz International Conference Centre before the start of the summit.

Meanwhile, Hasina and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon had a meeting on the sidelines of the summit.

The Tajik president invited the PM to visit Tajikistan.

“We hope the Tajik president may visit Bangladesh or the Bangladesh PM may travel to Tajikistan by this year,” Shahidul said.

Tajikistan considers Bangladesh as a potential partner for boosting trade, he added.

The Bangladesh premier also held a meeting with her Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak. The two leaders discussed various issues of bilateral interest, the foreign secretary told journalists.

PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim and Deputy Press Secretary Nazrul Islam were present at the press briefing.