In a message she said: "It's my great pleasure to congratulate you, and through you the friendly people of Brazil, on your election as the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Your election came as a reflection of the trust and confidence that the people of Brazil repose on your dynamic leadership in securing Brazil’s rightful place in the world."
She mentioned that Bangladesh, a longstanding friend of Brazil, enjoys close ties with Brazil.
"I hope that with your able guidance, the two countries’ partnership in the days ahead would reach a higher trajectory in a multi-sectoral context, including in vital and prospective areas such as trade, defence cooperation, agricultural cooperation, health, education, sports."
The Prime Minister said that Bangladesh has lately decided to explore the possibility of concluding a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Mercosur group of countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, with Venezuela suspended since 2016) for realising the trade potentials between Bangladesh and Mercosur in general, and with Brazil in particular.
"Bangladesh has been making commendable strides in realising an inclusive socio-economic development of its people. My government has invested heavily in education, health, women empowerment, ICT, and so on—transforming Bangladesh from a Least Developed Country (LDC) to a developing one."
She also invited Bolsonaro to visit Bangladesh at his earliest convenience.