# Bangladesh could consider joining Mecca pact, testing foreign ties

https://mins.news/en/item/31525

- Reuters, 2026-08-25 11:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bangladesh-could-consider-joining-mecca-pact-test-foreign-ties-2026-08-25/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8d781a8f08580001b6628c

> A minister said Bangladesh could consider joining the Mecca pact, a mutual defense agreement signed this month by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. The move could complicate Bangladesh’s foreign relations, especially with neighboring India.

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