Pakistan’s top diplomat visits Bangladesh for first time in over a decade — as Dhaka snubs India and old wounds resurface

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar visited Bangladesh, marking the highest-level visit since 2012, aiming to strengthen ties amid shifting regional dynamics. The visit follows a mass uprising in Bangladesh that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India. The two nations are expected to sign trade agreements, while analysts note India's concern over its rival Pakistan's growing influence in the region. Bangladesh's interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, is angered by India's harboring of Hasina, who faces charges amounting to crimes against humanity.