The new interim government of Bangladesh is now focusing on strengthening relations with Pakistan.
The minister, who recently joined the interim government, said Bangladesh wants the issue of the 1971 war with Pakistan to be resolved.
The special thing is that Bangladesh was born only after the war of 1971.
The statement from the interim minister comes at a time when several senior members of the Muhammad Yunus-led government met Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Syed Ahmed Maroof.
During talks with Pakistani officials in Dhaka, interim minister Nahid Islam spoke of strong ties between the two countries and resolving the 1971 issue.
According to the report, an official statement issued from Nahid’s office said that Maruf said that Pakistan wants to resolve the 1971 issue. Maruf said, ‘The previous government did not give us any opportunity for discussion and kept the 1971 issue alive.’
He also said that this issue could have been resolved much earlier. He said that Pakistan now wants to strengthen relations with Bangladesh. In response to this, Nahid said that 1971 is an important issue in the political history of Bangladesh. He said, ‘According to the Awami League, 1971 is the last chapter of history, but we feel that this is like a continuation of history.’
The special thing is that Nahid referred to the events of 1947 and said, “We want to solve the 1971 issue with Pakistan. A democratic South Asia needs strong relations with each other.” She said that Bangladesh is in favor of maintaining relations with any country while maintaining its independence, national interest and integrity. She said, “We want to solve the issues of 1971 for national interests and developing relations.”
History
The special thing is that Bangladesh has been demanding an apology from Pakistan for the action taken against it for a long time. No solution to this issue has been found so far in 53 years of relations.
It is said that relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh were quite weak during the tenure of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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