Hasina meets Zelenskyy as Bangladesh and the West mend fences

U.S. eases pressure on Dhaka for democracy, eyeing Russia and China

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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina meets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Feb. 17.

PRANAY SHARMA, Contributing writer

KOLKATA -- Bangladesh and the U.S. are resetting ties strained by the South Asian country's controversial elections earlier this year, reflecting a complex competition for influence in the region.

In the latest sign of a rapprochement between Dhaka and the West, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of this weekend's Munich Security Conference in Germany. Accompanied by her new Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud she was also due to meet with U.S. and European representatives.

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