Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar left Dhaka on Friday morning after ending an 18-hour brief visit.

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen saw him off at Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Bangabandhu Base in Kurmitola before the Indian foreign minister flew to Bhutan by an Indian Air force special flight around 8:30 am.

Jaishankar arrived in Dhaka on Thursday afternoon and met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and held meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart AK Abdul Momen.

During the visit, Jaishankar conveyed his premier Narendra Modi's invitation to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit India in her convenient time.

The Indian external affairs minister termed his visit to continue the bilateral progress of the two countries through deepening more engagement between New Delhi and Dhaka.