The Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Senior General Min Aung Hlaing received the Credentials from Ambassador-designate of Bangladesh to Myanmar H.E. Dr. Md Monwar Hossain at the Credentials Hall of the SAC Chairman Office in Nay Pyi Taw on 6 September.

The SAC Chairman and the ambassador of Bangladesh discussed the diplomatic relations between the two countries, matters of cooperation and friendship, matters related to the promotion of mutual trade, illegal trade in the border area, bilateral cooperation issues to prevent drug trafficking, issues related to repatriation of displaced persons, cooperation issues in the defense sector for regional stability, cooperation regarding the damages caused by Cyclone Mocha and the current political developments in Myanmar.

After the meeting, the SAC Chairman and the Bangladeshi Ambassador to Myanmar took a photo together. SAC Joint-Secretary Lt- Gen Ye Win Oo, Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister of Foreign Affairs U Than Swe and Director General of the Department of Diplomacy U Wunna Han attended.

Similarly, on September 5, Union Minister U Than Swe and Dr. Md Monwar Hossain, who has agreed to be appointed as Bangladesh's ambassador to Myanmar, discussed the further development and strengthening of Myanmar-Bangladesh bilateral relations, bilateral trade promotion of cooperation in mutually beneficial sectors, including investment and mergers, the implementation process of repatriation of displaced people from Rakhine State and regional and international affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw.