<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated his stance for working with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take the existing bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Turkey to a new height.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The re-elected president of Turkey said this during a telephone call to PM Hasina at around 11:15 pm on Wednesday,</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The two leaders exchanged greetings and spoke to each other for 10 minutes, according to a press release from PMO Press Wing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hasina congratulated Erdogan on securing victory at the second round election, where the voter turnout rate was above 86 percent.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She expressed her happiness over her confidence that the people of Turkey would make the right choice, which was proved after the runoff election.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">PM Hasina reiterated that the People of Bangladesh would remain steadfast to stand by the brotherly people of Turkey at any time of need, as during the February 2023 earthquake.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">President Erdogan expressed his gratitude that the brotherly people of Bangladesh mentally joined the jubilant people of Turkey at his victory in the second round election.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To this end, he thanked the people of Bangladesh and wished to further strengthen the ties between the two peoples.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hasina conveyed her best wishes to Erdogan and his family members and wished continued peace, progress, and prosperity through him to the people of Turkey. UNB&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>