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Pakistan a rogue state that refuses to recognise its dues to Bangladesh: Muhith
Parliament Correspondent, bdnews24.com
He said this in Parliament on Monday in reply to a question by Awami League’s Fazilatun Nesa.
“It is difficult to say if that rogue state will change its mindset in future to return Bangladesh’s assets,” Muhith said.
He said a lot of property was to be divided between the two countries. “But those with whom we lived for 23 years behaved like barbarians. They lacked human decency.”
In 1977, the foreign secretaries of Bangladesh and Pakistan had agreed in a meeting to examine the dues the two countries owed each other.
But Pakistan had shied away from holding talks despite prodding by Bangladesh, former foreign minister Dipu Moni told Parliament in 2011.
She had said the process had gained some momentum after the Awami League came to power.
Moni had said Bangladesh would keep up diplomatic efforts despite lack of Pakistani response, but there has been little tangible progress.
Muhith said Pakistan had not yet acknowledged Bangladesh’s claims. “But we are trying to recover whatever is due to us. Our representatives never fail to raise this issue with them whenever the opportunity arises.”
But he also said not all governments in Bangladesh had pursued the matter, which had often been put on the back-burner during talks.
“We are trying to bring it to the fore again,” he said.
Pakistan a rogue state that refuses to recognise its dues to Bangladesh: Muhith -
bdnews24.com
Parliament Correspondent, bdnews24.com
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Finance Minister AMA Muhith (File Photo)
He said this in Parliament on Monday in reply to a question by Awami League’s Fazilatun Nesa.
“It is difficult to say if that rogue state will change its mindset in future to return Bangladesh’s assets,” Muhith said.
He said a lot of property was to be divided between the two countries. “But those with whom we lived for 23 years behaved like barbarians. They lacked human decency.”
In 1977, the foreign secretaries of Bangladesh and Pakistan had agreed in a meeting to examine the dues the two countries owed each other.
But Pakistan had shied away from holding talks despite prodding by Bangladesh, former foreign minister Dipu Moni told Parliament in 2011.
She had said the process had gained some momentum after the Awami League came to power.
Moni had said Bangladesh would keep up diplomatic efforts despite lack of Pakistani response, but there has been little tangible progress.
Muhith said Pakistan had not yet acknowledged Bangladesh’s claims. “But we are trying to recover whatever is due to us. Our representatives never fail to raise this issue with them whenever the opportunity arises.”
But he also said not all governments in Bangladesh had pursued the matter, which had often been put on the back-burner during talks.
“We are trying to bring it to the fore again,” he said.
Pakistan a rogue state that refuses to recognise its dues to Bangladesh: Muhith -
bdnews24.com