Stronger Indo-Bangla ties urgent for dev
Speakers tell seminar
Bangladesh-India relations must be strengthened even more for the greater interest of the two countries' development in economy and culture, said speakers at a seminar yesterday.
Terming India a true friend of Bangladesh, they urged the country's policymakers and diplomats to remove “anti-India mindsets†and formulate a master plan for the betterment of relations.
The seminar, “Bangladesh-India Relations: Reality and Prospectsâ€, was organised by Bangladesh-India Maitri Samity at Theatre Institute, Chittagong.
Recalling India's role in the 1971 Liberation War, they alleged that some “ill-desires†of the country's politicians at times attempted to break up the friendly relations.
Ensuring rapid development requires Bangladesh to maintain sound relations with India as Bangladesh's development in the economic, cultural and educational sectors, historically, was in some ways dependent on India.
Development spills over to neighbouring countries and so Bangladesh must not avoid India, one of the fastest growing countries and an emerging economic superpower, they added.
The speakers suggested the governments and policymakers to discard arguments and inconsistencies and think of working in collaboration to build a prosperous subcontinent.
Prof Emeritus Dr Jamal Nazrul Islam of Chittagong University (CU) chaired the programme where Assistant Prof Mohammad Sajjadur Rahman of CU international relations department presented a keynote.
Premier University Vice Chancellor Dr Anupom Sen and Indian Assistant High Commissioner in Chittagong Somnath Ghosh also spoke at the event.
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