Bangladesh has recalled its ambassador to Myanmar, but the country’s interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, has firmly denied social media rumours of a diplomatic row between the two nations.
In a statement issued on Thursday, Yunus dismissed claims that Ambassador Md. Monowar Hossain, who had been posted in Myanmar since 2023, was declared “persona non grata” by the country’s military junta or that he had been ordered to leave.
“Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made no such statement as alleged,” Yunus said in a post on X, adding that the ambassador’s return to Dhaka was initiated by Bangladesh and was not a response to any diplomatic dispute.
When contacted by Myanmar Now for further details, both ministry officials in Dhaka and Bangladeshi diplomats based in Yangon declined to comment on the matter.
However, sources close to the Foreign Ministry told Myanmar Now that Hossain, appointed during. . .
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