“I am writing to underline my commitment to strengthen the growing economic and security partnership between our countries and to support Bangladesh’s graduation from LDC status,” he said in a letter to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina.
Sunak said he wrote the letter “as you embark on a historic fifth term and reflecting Bangladesh’s impressive development gains under your leadership in recent years”.
“Our partnership is based on a deep shared history and friendship, underpinned by strong people-to-people ties,” the British premier’s letter read.
The British premier particularly saw cooperation on migration as an “important part of our bilateral agenda” and acknowledged her endorsement of a “sustainable and streamlined way forward to return those Bangladeshi nationals in the United Kingdom illegally”.
Sunak said he anticipated seeing that arrangement finalised as part of our wider agenda of mutual cooperation.
“I look forward to working with you to continue to build on and develop still further our countries’ important and historic relationship,” said Rishi Sunak.