China, Cambodia and Vietnam congratulated Sheikh Hasina yesterday for assuming the office of the prime minister after the recent parliamentary elections.
In a message addressed to Hasina, her Chinese counterpart Li KeQiang warmly congratulated her for assuming the office of prime minister of Bangladesh, said a statementfrom the foreign ministry.
The letter was handed over to Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque by Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jun yesterday.
While conveying his good wishes, the Chinese premier added that China would like to join hands with the new government to strengthen the Bangladesh-China cooperative partnership.
Meanwhile, the prime minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Tan Dung, wrote a letter congratulating Hasina for being re-elected as prime minister of
Bangladesh. Similarly the government of Cambodia also sent its good wishes to the prime minister for being re-elected.