Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain at a discussion on Sunday said that the relations between Bangladesh and India underwent a qualitative change following the August 5 regime change, and that the change must be acknowledged in order to move the relationship forward.
The SAARC Journalist Forum Bangladesh organised the seminar at the National Press Club to mark the 40th Charter Day of the SAARC.
鈥楾o solve any problem, we must first admit the existing problem. Similarly, we must also acknowledge that there has been a qualitative change in our relationship after August 5. We must acknowledge this and work towards moving our relations forward,鈥� said Touhid while speaking as chief guest of the event.
He said that the current strain relations were not only impacting Bangladesh but also India, a much larger economy.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party vice-chairman Abdul Awal Mintoo said that his party doesn鈥檛 want the relation with neighboring country to deteriorate.
Demanding revitalising the SAARC, he said that it was crucial for regional cooperation and prosperity.
鈥榃e have nothing like SAARC for regional prosperity,鈥� he said.
Strategic expert Brig Gen (Rtd) Hasan Nasir admitted that the SAARC had a huge scope for trade and economy, but the tension of Indo-Pak rivalry, terrorism, border issues and refugee were challenge in the moving forward.
The New Nation former editor Mostafa Kamal Majumder spoke among others at the event presided over by SAARC Journalist Forum Bangladesh president Nasir Al Mamoon and moderated by its executive committee member Rafiqul Islam Azad.
