[🇧🇩] Bangladesh-Pakistan Relation---Can we look beyond 1971?

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DU resumes academic relations with Pakistan

Dhaka University has decided to restore academic relations with Pakistan

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DU resumes academic relations with Pakistan

Dhaka University has decided to restore academic relations with Pakistan.

In 2015, in the tenure of the then Vice Chancellor Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique, the university's syndicate had decided to sever all ties with Pakistan.

However, in a recent regular syndicate meeting, the decision was reversed, and a consensus was reached to normalise the relationship.

Dhaka University's Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration) Sayema Haque Bidisha said, "The decision to sever ties with Pakistan was made in 2015. Dhaka University is an academic institution, and many teachers and students seek scholarships or wish to attend conferences and symposiums in Pakistan. Considering the interests of our faculty and students, we decided to lift the ban and restore the relationship based on the consensus of the syndicate."

As a result, there are no longer any barriers to academic relations between Dhaka University and Pakistan.​

 

[Bilal9]

Indian media has strong opinions against any fence-mending between Bangladesh-Pakistan - even for trade. To wit:



Always good to see Indian reaction.

 

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Indian Media propaganda continues against Bangladesh Pakistan direct container shipment link.

 

[Saif]

Karachi-Ctg shipping route to speed up trade

The new shipping route directly linking Karachi and Chattogram has opened new horizons for Bangladesh’s foreign trade, Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) Chairman Rear Admiral SM Moniruzzaman said yesterday.

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Karachi-Ctg shipping route to speed up trade
CPA chief says

Photo: Dwaipayan Barua

The new shipping route directly linking Karachi and Chattogram has opened new horizons for Bangladesh's foreign trade, Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) Chairman Rear Admiral SM Moniruzzaman said yesterday.

He was addressing a press conference organised at the Shaheed Munshi Fazlur Rahman Auditorium.

Mentioning how the two countries previously used transshipment ports in Colombo and Singapore, Moniruzzaman said the direct route would save both time and money.

Container vessel MV Yang Xiang Fa Zhan, carrying 328 import containers comprising 264 from Karachi and 64 from Dubai's Jebel Ali port, arrived at Chattogram port on November 11.

The vessel left for Indonesia the following day.

It was the first direct vessel from Karachi to Chattogram that also connected the UAE, Indonesia, Malaysia and India.

"The vessel arrived underload due to less demand of imports. However, the shipping liner will continue to operate it if adequate import containers are available," Moniruzzaman added.

He also said that the port saw 10.22 percent year-on-year growth in container handling in the last three months since he joined office.

CPA board members and senior port officials attended the briefing.​

 

[Saif]

Govt wants to increase trade ties with different countries: Bashir

Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday said that the government wanted to increase business engagement with different countries for ensuring supply of daily commodities ahead of Ramadan...

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Govt wants to increase trade ties with different countries: Bashir
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka 19 November, 2024, 22:41

Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday said that the government wanted to increase business engagement with different countries for ensuring supply of daily commodities ahead of Ramadan.

‘The government is taking steps to increase the supply of daily commodities including onion, sugar and dates ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. That is why, the government wants to increase business engagement with different countries,’ he said.

The adviser said this during a meeting with Pakistan high commissioner in Dhaka Syed Ahmed Maroof at the Ministry of Commerce in the city, said a press release.

During the meeting, they discussed bilateral trade, Karachi-Chattogram direct commercial shipping, engagement of businessmen of both countries and activities of joint working group.

Bashir said that the government distributed goods at subsidised prices to a large number of people in the country.

‘The commodities include rice, onion, sugar, edible oil and pulses. The initiative of the government helps to make people’s lives a little easier,’ he added.

Syed Ahmed Maroof said that Bangladesh and Pakistan had cultural and civilisational ties in the subcontinent as part of the Indo-Muslim civilisation.

Bilateral trade will play an important role in strengthening the foundation of this relationship, he added.

Referring to the fact that cargo ships from Pakistan have already arrived in Bangladesh, he said that both countries had benefited because of the reduced time and cost.

He mentioned the interest of Pakistan government in exporting sugar, onion and dates to Bangladesh.

During the meeting, commerce secretary Md Selim Uddin and vice-chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau Anwar Hossain were present.​

 

[Saif]

Pakistan & Bangladesh Set Ambitious Goal to Boost Bilateral Trade to $25 Billion

 

[Bilal9]

Interesting opinion about Pakistan and Bangladesh about Indian "Bahana" to split Bangladesh for its own strategic needs. In Urdu and Bangla.

 

[Saif]

Yunus urges Pakistan to settle 1971 issues for better ties

Bangladesh chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus urged Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif to settle the issues of 1971 to help Dhaka move forward with its relationship with Islamabad...

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Yunus urges Pakistan to settle 1971 issues for better ties
Staff Correspondent 19 December, 2024, 19:45

Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif shake hands at a meeting at a hotel on Thursday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo on the sidelines of the D-8 summit. | PID photo

Bangladesh chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus urged Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif to settle the issues of 1971 to help Dhaka move forward with its relationship with Islamabad.

‘The issues have kept coming again and again. Let’s settle those issues for us to move forward,’ Yunus told Sharif.

Sharif said that the 1974 tripartite agreement involving Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India settled things, ‘but if there are other outstanding issues,’ he would be happy to look at them.

Yunus said that it would be nice to resolve things ‘once and for all for the future generations.’

The chief adviser and Pakistan prime minister Sharif met on the sidelines of the D8 Summit at Cairo in Egypt also agreed to strengthen relations between the two countries through increased trade, commerce and exchange of sports and cultural delegations, according to a press release issued by chief adviser’s press wing.

The two leaders also expressed their desire to extend cooperation in new areas such as the sugar industry and dengue management when they held a meeting at a hotel in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on the sidelines of the D-8 summit.

Yunus and Sharif discussed issues of mutual interest, including the revival of the SAARC—a key feature of the foreign policy announced by the chief adviser after he took over as the head of the interim government.

Yunus also spoke about his government’s plan to carry out ‘essential reforms’ and hold the general election before mid-2026. He said that he was leading a consensus-building commission to hold a dialogue on the reforms.

Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif called for a strategic relationship between Dhaka and Islamabad.

‘We are really looking forward to strengthening our relationship with our brother-in-country Bangladesh,’ Sharif said.

He hailed Yunus for his initiative to revive SAARC and Bangladesh to work on the possibility of holding a summit of the regional body.

‘This is a top priority,’ Professor Yunus told Sharif.

‘I am a big fan of the idea of SAARC. I keep harping on the issue. I want a summit of SAARC leaders even if it is only for a photo session because that will carry a strong message,’ he said.

The Pakistan prime minister offered technical support to better manage Bangladesh’s state-run sugar mills.

He condoled the deaths from the dengue outbreak in Bangladesh and added Dhaka could benefit from Pakistan’s experience in combating the disease.

‘Our fight against dengue in Punjab about a decade ago was hailed as world-class. We can send a delegate to Bangladesh for sharing our experience with Bangladeshi officials,’ he said.

Yunus thanked Sharif for his support and hoped Pakistan and Bangladesh would continue these efforts.

Pakistan’s foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, and Professor Yunus’s Special Envoy Lutfey Siddiqi, were, among others, present on the occasion.

Siddiqi invited Pakistan foreign minister Dar to visit Bangladesh in February on his way to a Malaysia tour, and he accepted the offer.

Pakistan prime minister Sharif also invited Professor Yunus to visit their country at his convenience.​

 

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Yunus urges Pakistan to settle 1971 issues for better ties

Bangladesh chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus urged Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif to settle the issues of 1971 to help Dhaka move forward with its relationship with Islamabad...

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Yunus urges Pakistan to settle 1971 issues for better ties
Staff Correspondent 19 December, 2024, 19:45

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Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif shake hands at a meeting at a hotel on Thursday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo on the sidelines of the D-8 summit. | PID photo

Bangladesh chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus urged Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif to settle the issues of 1971 to help Dhaka move forward with its relationship with Islamabad.

‘The issues have kept coming again and again. Let’s settle those issues for us to move forward,’ Yunus told Sharif.

Sharif said that the 1974 tripartite agreement involving Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India settled things, ‘but if there are other outstanding issues,’ he would be happy to look at them.

Yunus said that it would be nice to resolve things ‘once and for all for the future generations.’

The chief adviser and Pakistan prime minister Sharif met on the sidelines of the D8 Summit at Cairo in Egypt also agreed to strengthen relations between the two countries through increased trade, commerce and exchange of sports and cultural delegations, according to a press release issued by chief adviser’s press wing.

The two leaders also expressed their desire to extend cooperation in new areas such as the sugar industry and dengue management when they held a meeting at a hotel in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on the sidelines of the D-8 summit.

Yunus and Sharif discussed issues of mutual interest, including the revival of the SAARC—a key feature of the foreign policy announced by the chief adviser after he took over as the head of the interim government.

Yunus also spoke about his government’s plan to carry out ‘essential reforms’ and hold the general election before mid-2026. He said that he was leading a consensus-building commission to hold a dialogue on the reforms.

Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif called for a strategic relationship between Dhaka and Islamabad.

‘We are really looking forward to strengthening our relationship with our brother-in-country Bangladesh,’ Sharif said.

He hailed Yunus for his initiative to revive SAARC and Bangladesh to work on the possibility of holding a summit of the regional body.

‘This is a top priority,’ Professor Yunus told Sharif.

‘I am a big fan of the idea of SAARC. I keep harping on the issue. I want a summit of SAARC leaders even if it is only for a photo session because that will carry a strong message,’ he said.

The Pakistan prime minister offered technical support to better manage Bangladesh’s state-run sugar mills.

He condoled the deaths from the dengue outbreak in Bangladesh and added Dhaka could benefit from Pakistan’s experience in combating the disease.

‘Our fight against dengue in Punjab about a decade ago was hailed as world-class. We can send a delegate to Bangladesh for sharing our experience with Bangladeshi officials,’ he said.

Yunus thanked Sharif for his support and hoped Pakistan and Bangladesh would continue these efforts.

Pakistan’s foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, and Professor Yunus’s Special Envoy Lutfey Siddiqi, were, among others, present on the occasion.

Siddiqi invited Pakistan foreign minister Dar to visit Bangladesh in February on his way to a Malaysia tour, and he accepted the offer.

Pakistan prime minister Sharif also invited Professor Yunus to visit their country at his convenience.​

This is just an eye wash by both the leaders. Their locations, their economy and their capabilities does not allow any fruitful cooperation of mutual benefits. They have bloody past which will be very difficult for many nationalist Bangladeshis to Ignore and go ahead.

 

[Saif]

This is just an eye wash by both the leaders. Their locations, their economy and their capabilities does not allow any fruitful cooperation of mutual benefits. They have bloody past which will be very difficult for many nationalist Bangladeshis to Ignore and go ahead.

You also have bloody past/present with China still your trade (export/import) with China is going on in leaps and bounds.