Dhaka Wants To ‘Move On From 1971’ | Dawn News English

During a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the D-8 summit of developing nations in Cairo, the interim leader of Bangladesh on Thursday expressed the desire to resolve outstanding grievances from Dhaka’s 1971 separation from Islamabad.

The two countries were once one nation, but split following a bloody civil war, which saw the territory previously referred to as ‘East Pakistan’ seceding to form the independent nation of Bangladesh.

“The issues have kept coming again and again. Let’s settle those issues for us to move forward,” the AFP news agency quoted Dr Muhammad Yunus as telling PM Shehbaz, according to a statement from the former’s office.

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