Bangladesh and Pakistan resume direct trade after more than 50 years

The deal follows an improvement in diplomatic relations since an interim government in Bangladesh led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus taking over in the wake of the protests that drove then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina out of the country.

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In this handout photo released by Pakistan’s Press Information Department (PID), Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (left) shakes hands with Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the D-8 summit in Cairo on December 19, 2024. PHOTO: AFP

February 25, 2025

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