Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has lauded Bangladesh's progress saying that the country has become a rising star in South Asia and sustainable development model for the entire world under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Cavusoglu made the remarks during his brief visit on December 23. Though he mainly visited Bangladesh to inaugurate the newly built Turkish Embassy in Dhaka, he met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and held bilateral talks with his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen at state guesthouse Padma.

The Turkish Foreign Minister started the day visiting Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in the morning where he paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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