Commercial Times Report: Bangladesh and Türkiye are moving towards a comprehensive partnership after what State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir called highly productive talks between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, particularly on defence investment, industrial cooperation and the Rohingya crisis.

“Bangladesh-Türkiye relations have reached a new high,” he told a media briefing, describing the meeting on the sidelines of the COP31 World Leaders’ Summit as exceptionally cordial.
The two leaders discussed expanding defence cooperation, including potential Turkish investment in Bangladesh’s defence industrial park and other areas of defence production. On the Rohingya crisis, they discussed international legal efforts, humanitarian financing and coordinated diplomacy amid declining international assistance.
Humaiun said Erdogan, despite his schedule as summit host, had held bilateral talks with only a limited number of visiting leaders. He quoted Erdogan as telling the prime minister: “You are my valued brother,” and promising to do “whatever is within my capacity and Türkiye’s capacity” for Bangladesh.