The shadow of 1971 continues to linger over Bangladesh-Pakistan ties. On Sunday, Bangladesh’s Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain met Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Dhaka for the first bilateral meeting between the two countries in 13 years. Hossain and Dar expressed optimism for the future of their ties and agreed to boost trade and commerce. But they disagreed about 1971. Dar claimed that all issues pertaining to 1971 had been “settled”; Hossain disagreed, publicly. “Bangladesh’s position is clear: we want settlement of financial accounts, a formal apology for 1971, and repatriation of stranded Pakistanis. We strongly presented our position. And...
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