Discussions can ease differences: PM Hasina tells Pakistan envoy
Published: 2017-07-30 16:30:20.0 BdST Updated: 2017-07-30 16:30:20.0 BdST
Disagreements with neighbouring countries can be solved through discussions, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has told Pakistan’s ambassador.
Ambassador Rafiuzzaman Siddiqui was at the Prime Minister’s Office for a courtesy visit on Sunday.
Bangladesh cooperates with its neighbours despite having differences, Hasina told Islamabad’s envoy, her press secretary Ihsanul Karim later told reporters.
She used the example of how Dhaka’s long-standing dispute with Delhi over land and maritime boundary was resolved, he said.
During the meeting, Hasina recalled the deadly grenade attack on the Awami League rally she was addressing in 2004 and the series bombing of 2005.
Arms traders have been benefitting from terror and militancy, she said.
Bangladesh’s people are praised in Pakistan for their economic development and position against terror, Karim said, quoting ambassador Siddiqui.
Bangladesh has not suffered a repeat of its deadliest terror attack which left mostly foreigners dead at Holey Artisan Bakery in 2016, said Siddiqui, and credited Prime Minister Hasina for dealing with the crisis.
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