Bangladesh, Trinidad and Tobago to establish bilateral consultation mechanism

A Memorandum of understanding (MoU) is signed in New York today between the Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on the Establishment of a Bilateral Consulation Mechanism.

Humaiun Kobir, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh and S.M. Sobers, M.P., Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago have signed the MoU.

During the meeting Sate Minister Humaiun assures Bangladesh’s strong desire to deepen its friendly relations with Trinidad and Tobago, a fellow member of the Commonwealth, the United Nations, the Group of 77 and other multilateral platforms.

State Minister hoped that this MoU would provide a platform to regularly review bilateral relations, pursue commercial, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation, and exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interests.

He has ephasized that energy could be among the most substantive near-term areas for bilateral economic cooperation. He seeks Minister Sobers’ support for an early technical meeting involving the relevant entities identified by the Trinidad and Tobago side, including the National Gas Company, Atlantic LNG, Phoenix Park Gas Processors and an appropriate ammonia/fertilizer producer, together with relevant Bangladeshi counterparts.

He congratulates Trinidad and Tobago on its election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2027–2028 term.

Drawing attention to the Rohingya crisis, Humaiun told, Bangladesh continues to host more than 1.2 million forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar amid declining humanitarian funding and continuing instability. Bangladesh seeks Trinidad and Tobago’s constructive support, including during its Security Council tenure, for sustained international engagement and the safe, voluntary, dignified and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland, Myanmar.

State Minister Humaiun highlights cricket as a natural bridge between the two societies and suggest exchanges in youth and women’s cricket, coaching, sports science and sports administration.

Both sides expressed confidence that the MoU signed today can mark the transition from a traditionally friendly relationship to a more structured, substantive and action-oriented partnership between Bangladesh and Trinidad and Tobago.