Bangladesh immediately tendered for imports to be airlifted from Egypt, Turkey and, notably, from Pakistan. Trade between the two countries has been negligible since Bangladesh split from Pakistan in a terrible war in 1971. Relations have been especially strained over the recent convictions and executions for war crimes of pro-Pakistan Bangladeshis. So the approach to Pakistan hinted at the government's desperation.
I-Bangladesh yafaka ngokushesha amathenda empahla ethengwe emazweni angaphandle ukuthi ihanjiswe ngamabhanoyi isuka e-Gibhithe, e-Turkey, kanye, ngokuqaphelekayo, nase-Pakistan. Uhwebo phakathi kwamazwe womabili beluluncane kakhulu ukusukela ngesikhathi i-Bangladesh ihlukana ne-Pakistan empini embi yange-1971. Ubudlelwane bebububi ikakhulu ngokugwetshwa nokubulawa ngokomthetho ngenxa yamacala empi kwabantu base-Bangladesh abeseka i-Pakistan. Ngakho-ke indlela yokuxhumana ne-Pakistan yakhombisa ukuhlupheka kukahulumeni.