Shawdesh desk:

Bangladesh president Mohammad Shahabuddin and prime minister Sheikh Hasina have extended heartfelt congratulations to the president-elect of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu on being elected as the president of Maldives.

They hoped to strengthen the bond between the countries in the coming days.

Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu, who supports closer ties between the Indian Ocean archipelago and China, won the presidential runoff on Saturday with more than 53 per cent of the vote, local media reported.