Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Bangladesh and Kuwait on Sunday agreed to strengthen cooperation in political, economic, defence, labour, development and cultural fields.

The two sides, during their first-ever 'political consultations', reviewed defence cooperation, noting Bangladesh's contributions under Operation Kuwait Punargathan.

They agreed to enhance collaboration in training, disaster response and cyber security.

They discussed expanding manpower cooperation, finalising pending MoUs, in line with Kuwait Vision 2035.

Secretary (Bilateral), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Dr Md Nazrul Islam and Assistant Foreign Minister of Kuwait for Asian Affairs Sameeh Essa Johar Hayat co-chaired the consultations.

The meeting reflected the shar...