Bangladesh-India relations should be based on equity: Chief Adviser

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus Sunday said relations between Bangladesh and India should be based on equity and fairness.

“We need to maintain good relations with India. But it should be based on equity and fairness,” chief adviser’s special assistant Mahfuj Alam quoted professor Yunus as saying at a meeting to exchange views with frontline students who participated in the student-people revolution, at Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO).

Mahfuj briefed the media at Foreign Service Academy after the meeting.
He informed the newspersons that the chief adviser presented the interim government’s views on India, responding to a question from a student at the meeting.

Professor Yunus said Bangladesh always gives importance to mutual respect and equity in maintaining relations with neighbours.

He stressed reviving the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to enhance regional cooperation.