The external affairs minister of India, S. Jaishankar, met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday. Hasina offered her country's seaport, Chittagong to India, for use by Assam and Tripura. This would lead to better connectivity between the two countries. Jaishankar also invited Hasina to visit New Delhi.

April 25, 2022, the leaders of the six political parties that made up the National Alliance formed in Turkey against the AKP and the MHP-led Cumhur alliance met for the third time under the leadership of the Democratic Party leader Gültekin Uysal. In their mutual written statement, they said: “...We reaffirm our commitment to a 'strengthened parliamentary system' that will restore the Parliament's reputation.

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News: Egypt had imposed tight restrictions on Muslim congregational prayers in the holy month of Ramadan and Eid citing Covid-19 rules, triggering widespread anger in the Muslim-majority country.