Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin looks on as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is sworn in at the presidential palace in Dhaka, Bangladesh. File/AFP

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Mohammed Shahabuddin of Bangladesh on the occasion of his country's Independence Day.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, also sent similar messages to President Shahabuddin and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the occasion.

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