Ample avenues of opportunities for Bangladesh, Maldives
Rajib Kanti Roy
11th February, 2021 11:53:21
The relations between Bangladesh and the Maldives have never seen any vicissitude since the inception. Both the countries have stood together in difficult times and supported each other in international forums. Gradually, the cooperation between the two countries has deepened and their relations are heading towards a new era.
Since the beginning of the Bangladesh-Maldives diplomatic relationship in 1978, both the countries have been sharing warm and friendly ties. These relations are based on goodwill, understanding and reciprocal cooperation.
Bangladesh stands by the Maldives every time it faces a crisis and the island country always expresses its gratitude in return.
Even as the Government of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has been busy unveiling the India-gifted COVID-19 vaccine in the Maldives, the Opposition PPM-PNC combine too has knocked at New Delhi’s doors to ensure freedom for former President Abdulla Yameen, who is currently serving a jail term for money laundering. His release alone, under the law, can facilitate his contesting the next presidential polls, due in 2023.
The two, near-simultaneous, episodes come ahead of the nation-wide local council elections (LCE) scheduled for 10 April, which have been postponed by a year due to the pandemic. Apart from the immediacy of the election battle, which is the touchstone of the decade-old democracy in the country, the vaccine itself will further unfetter the nation’s mainstay tourism economy in the coming weeks and months.
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