Overview

• In New York, Pakistan said the talks were warm and focused on building forward‑looking ties that include trade, regional connectivity and people‑to‑people exchanges.
• Bangladesh’s press secretary said the meeting centered on trade and economic ties, following Ishaq Dar’s Dhaka trip last month that was described as the first Pakistani state‑level visit in 13 years.
• Multiple reports cast the engagement as another step in a diplomatic thaw since Sheikh Hasina’s ouster and the rise of the Yunus‑led interim government.
• Yunus said relations with India are strained because New Delhi is hosting Hasina and disapproved of the student uprising, while he criticized what he called fake news portraying the protests as Islamist.
• Yunus also met leaders of Italy, Finland and Kosovo, with Rome and Helsinki expressing support for Bangladesh’s elections, which officials say are planned for February.