Dhaka: Bangladesh’s chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said his country wants good relations with India and other neighbouring nations.
In a televised address, Yunus said after he took oath as the head of the administration, many foreign leaders, including Indian PM Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif, telephoned to congratulate him. “We want good relations with India and other neighbouring nations, but that relations should be on the basis of fairness and equality,” he said.Yunus said Bangladesh has already started high-level bilateral cooperation talks with India to deal with floods. “I have also taken the initiative to revive Saarc to enhance regional cooperation in South Asia,” Yunus said.
Saarc comprises Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. “We want the world to recognise Bangladesh as a respected democracy.”
Yunus said the interim govt has taken steps to form six commissions to overhaul in six key sectors, including the electoral system, in a bid to reform Bangladesh. The other sectors are police administration, judiciary, anti-corruption commission, public administration and the Constitution. The commissions are expected to start their functions from Oct 1 and they are expected to complete their work within the next three months, Yunus said.
Underlining that the core aim of the reforms is to ensure equal rights for all, Yunus said, “We have a lot of work ahead of us. We want to move forward together toward the same goal. We want to create a structure that enables the untapped talents within us, especially within our new generation, to be expressed without obstacles, with the support of the state and society.” PTI
In a televised address, Yunus said after he took oath as the head of the administration, many foreign leaders, including Indian PM Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif, telephoned to congratulate him. “We want good relations with India and other neighbouring nations, but that relations should be on the basis of fairness and equality,” he said.Yunus said Bangladesh has already started high-level bilateral cooperation talks with India to deal with floods. “I have also taken the initiative to revive Saarc to enhance regional cooperation in South Asia,” Yunus said.
Saarc comprises Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. “We want the world to recognise Bangladesh as a respected democracy.”
Yunus said the interim govt has taken steps to form six commissions to overhaul in six key sectors, including the electoral system, in a bid to reform Bangladesh. The other sectors are police administration, judiciary, anti-corruption commission, public administration and the Constitution. The commissions are expected to start their functions from Oct 1 and they are expected to complete their work within the next three months, Yunus said.
Underlining that the core aim of the reforms is to ensure equal rights for all, Yunus said, “We have a lot of work ahead of us. We want to move forward together toward the same goal. We want to create a structure that enables the untapped talents within us, especially within our new generation, to be expressed without obstacles, with the support of the state and society.” PTI
