Bangladesh’s interim government foreign affairs adviser Md. Touhid Hossain met Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Jeddah on Sunday, January 11, 2026. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the emergency session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers. Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the meeting in a statement.

According to the statement, both sides expressed satisfaction with the current strength of Bangladesh-Pakistan bilateral relations. They discussed enhancing cooperation through high-level visits, expanding trade, and promoting educational collaboration. The two officials also exchanged views on various important regional and global issues.

The meeting followed two recent telephone conversations between Touhid Hossain and Ishaq Dar, one of which occurred while Dar was visiting China. The series of engagements indicates ongoing diplomatic communication between the two countries.