Bangladesh Acting Foreign Minister Meets UK Foreign Secretary

Discussions Focus on Strengthening Bilateral Trade, Investment and Cooperation on Rohingya Issue

Bangladesh’s Acting Foreign Minister Humaiun Kobir held a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

The meeting took place on November 2, with discussions focusing on the growing bilateral relations between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom, trade, investment and cooperation in multilateral forums.

Both ministers expressed satisfaction with the progress of bilateral relations, particularly the strong trade ties, improved access for Bangladeshi products to the UK market, British investment in Bangladesh, and Bangladesh’s agreement to purchase Airbus aircraft for its national flag carrier.

The two sides also agreed to continue reciprocal support in multilateral forums on various issues, including climate change, safe, orderly and regular migration, and humanitarian assistance.

During the meeting, the UK Foreign Secretary expressed gratitude to Bangladesh for hosting more than one million forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals and assured the UK's continued humanitarian support for the Rohingya community.

On the occasion, Bangladesh’s Acting Foreign Minister conveyed an invitation from the Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to visit Bangladesh at a mutually convenient time.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh issued a press release on November 2, 2026, providing details of the meeting.