Argentina president thanks Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh for support

Argentina president Alberto Fernandez thanked Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the people of Bangladesh for backing the football team from Argentina during the just-completed World Cup in Qatar.

The Bangladeshi prime minister had written to Argentina on December 19 to congratulate them on their third World Cup victory in football. On December 20, the Argentine president responded to her letter with a tweet on his official account.

 “Thank you Sheikh Hasina and the entire people of Bangladesh. The union and mutual affection that we have seen in recent weeks has become inexplicable, and today both flags are flying here as well. Let’s deepen this link,” president Fernandez wrote in the post.

Earlier, the shared affection for the Argentina football team helped the people of Argentina and Bangladesh develop a special friendship throughout the Qatar World Cup.

When they saw pictures and videos showing how well-supported their football team is thousands of miles away in Bangladesh, Argentinians were astounded and overwhelmed.

To demonstrate solidarity, several Argentinians even formed fan clubs on different social media sites to support Bangladesh in cricket, a game they have little to no expertise of.