In this message, the Sovereign expresses His warmest congratulations to President Shahabuddin, together with best wishes for further progress and prosperity to the people of Bangladesh.

"I should like to take this opportunity to say how much I value the fraternal bonds between our countries. I therefore keenly look forward to continuing to work with Your Excellency to strengthen our relations and expand our fruitful cooperation, for the mutual benefit of our peoples in the two sister nations," HM the King writes.