BILATERAL RELATIONS

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Bangladesh May 5-6, 2012 on her second trip to the country. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia paid a weeklong visit to India from October 28, 2012 to November 3, 2012. Analysts say the Indian government seeks to maintain good relations with Dhaka if Zia returns to power in 2014 elections.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Dhaka on November 13 on a three-day tour of Bangladesh. First ever official visit by a Belarusian prime minister since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1991. Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich arrived on Novermber 11, 2012 on a three-day visit to Bangladesh. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina flew off to Turkey on April 9, 2012 on a four-day official visit at the invitation of her counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
 
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived in Dhaka on December 21, 2012 on a two-day official visit. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited Vietnam from November 2 to 4, 2012.

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