President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina have congratulated U Htin Kyaw on his election as the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
In his message, Abdul Hamid hoped that the election of U Htin Kyaw as the President of Myanmar will pave the way for greater peace, stability and development in Myanmar.
He also expressed hope that joint efforts of Bangladesh and Myanmar would help make this region a better place and fulfill the aspirations of the two peoples.
In her congratulatory message, the Premier hoped that under the leadership of Htin Kyaw, Myanmar would undertake bold initiatives to infuse greater trust and understanding between the people of Bangladesh and Myanmar in order to unlock the true potentials of the two countries.
She also conveyed to Htin Kyaw that Bangladesh would come forward to further strengthen the partnership with Myanmar based on trust and friendship.
Myanmar’s parliament on Tuesday elected Htin Kyaw as the country’s president, the first civilian leader after more than 50 years of military rule.
Htin Kyaw is a close ally of Aung San Suu Kyi, whose National League for Democracy (NLD) party swept to victory in historic elections in November.
