Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday said his country is keen to deepen ties with Bangladesh and take the bilateral relationship to a new height, hoping that Bangladesh will grow and prosper under the leadership of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus. "Your task is very challenging. But I know you are the one who can surmount the challenge," President Aliyev said when he met Prof Yunus on the sidelines of the COP29 global climate conference in the Azerbaijan capital Baku. He congratulated Prof Yunus for assuming the leadership of the interim government and said Bangladesh will grow and prosper under his (Prof Yunus) leadership. Prof Yunus is scheduled to return home on Thursday night, an official told UNB. The Azerbaijan President said a high-level team of the Azerbaijan government will visit Bangladesh early next year to sign a comprehensive arrangement deal with Bangladesh. He said his country is keen to invest in Bangladesh and is exploring the possibility of opening an embassy in Dhaka as both nations see increasing opportunities for trade, commerce, and international cooperation. Read: ‘Pay up or humanity will pay the price’, Guterres warns at COP29 climate summit