Settle issues of 1971 to move forward: B'desh's Yunus to Pak PM
During a meeting with Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif in Cairo on Thursday, Bangladesh's interim government's chief advisor Muhammad Yunus said that both countries needed to settle the issues of the 1971 war to move forward. During the meeting, both leaders agreed to expand and deepen bilateral ties. Bangladesh gained independence from Pakistan after a war in 1971.