Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina extended her heartiest congratulations to Boris Johnson on his assumption of office as the prime minister of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on Thursday (Jul 25), reports BSS.

“Please accept my heartiest congratulations and that of the government and the people of Bangladesh, on your assumption of the office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland,” Sheikh Hasina said in a congratulatory message to Boris Johnson.

She added: “In Bangladesh, we fondly recall your visit in February 2018. We continue to count on your personal commitment and UK’s global leadership in ensuring Myanmar’s accountability for atrocities committed on Rohingya minorities and their early and sustained return to the ancestral home in Myanmar in full dignity, rights and security.”

Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh and the United Kingdom enjoy a special relationship deeply rooted in shared values of democracy, secularism, and the common good of the very vibrant Bangladesh- British Diaspora in the UK.

The prime minister wished Boris Johnson very best of health, happiness, and continued success in this high responsibility and continued peace, progress and prosperity to the people of the United Kingdom.