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Dhaka, Nov 9 (bdnews24.com)—Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on Friday placed Bangladesh's demand before Pakistan for an unconditional apology for the genocide of Bengalees its troops had carried out in 1971, during her meeting with the visiting Pak Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khan.

But Khar responded to the demand by advising Bangladesh to look forward and forget the past, Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes told reporters after the meeting.

Khar landed in Dhaka at 10:15am in the morning on a five-hour trip. She went straight to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and held a nearly 30-minute meeting with Dipu Moni.

Thereafter, she met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence, Ganabhaban, and handed over the invitation letter from Pak Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to attend the upcoming D-8 summit.

The eighth summit of the heads of government of the D-8 countries in Islamabad is scheduled to begin from Nov 22.

The Pak Foreign Minister did not say anything to the reporters about the issues discussed in her meeting with Dipu Moni.

Mohamed Mijarul Quayes told reporters that Dipu Moni placed her demand for unconditional apology for the genocide in 1971 at the meeting.

Bangladesh emerged as an independent country after battling Pakistan for nine months in 1971. At least three millions people were killed in the massacre by the Pakistani army during the war while more than 200,000 women were raped and murdered.

Quayes said, "She [Hina Rabbani Khar] referred to 1971 and said the matter of seeking apology will come by gradually. She said they had already expressed regrets several times in various ways since 1974."

He said Dipu Moni emphasised on the unresolved issues including unconditional apology for the genocide. "We said that we have to move forward by resolving the unresolved issues. We hope that Pakistan will also come forth."

Quayes said they [Pakistan] think it was time to forget the past and look forward.

"But there was not enough time to discuss issues in the short meeting," he added.

The special flight carrying her landed at 10:15am at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital. Quayes received her there.

From there, she went to the Foreign Ministry at the capital's Segunbagicha at 11:15am and called on Dipu Moni.

Khar will attend a luncheon thrown by Dipu Moni at Hotel Ruposhi Bangla in the capital at noon.

She will also meet opposition leader and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at Khaleda's Gulshan residence before leaving Dhaka at 3pm.

This is first time a Pakistani minister is visiting Dhaka during the tenure of the Awami League-ruled government.

Bangladesh-Pakistan bilateral engagement in the last four years was limited to a visit of Bangladesh's Education and Commerce Ministers and Speaker to Islamabad and Foreign Secretary-level official consultations in Nov 2010.

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Is Khar a real polititian? She is totally ignoring the the massacre to people and the country. What if it was suppose to happen former west pakistan? And what does she mean that gradually, can anyone explain? I am surprise of lack of sympathy and conciousness. O my god!!! Do they still think that we are no better than animal and the way they treated men women and elder people and children? O Allah, this is beyond my imagination!
 
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Is Khar a real polititian? She is totally ignoring the the massacre to people and the country. What if it was suppose to happen former west pakistan? And what does she mean that gradually, can anyone explain? I am surprise of lack of sympathy and conciousness. O my god!!! Do they still think that we are no better than animal and the way they treated men women and elder people and children? O Allah, this is beyond my imagination!
yes you are right still we think same :lol:

and if you need reward of past send Bangladeshi navy aircraft career BNS bangla budho to bomb us
 
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Dhaka asks Islamabad to apologize for 1971 genocide
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Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)

DHAKA, Nov 9, 2012 (BSS) - Bangladesh today asked Pakistan to formally apologize for the genocide and atrocities it has committed during the war of independence four decades ago in 1971.

Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni raised the issue of Pakistan's apology when its Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar met her at her office here. The meeting lasted for 20-minutes, starting at 11.25 am in local time.

Hina made her first ever visit to Dhaka in order to hand over formal invitation to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to attend the D-8 summit scheduled for November 22 in Islamabad. Hina is due to leave the city at 3pm on Friday after a brief five-hour visit.

D-8 or Developing 8 is an economic alliance of eight developing countries with large Muslim populations. Formed in Turkey in June 1997, the block groups Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey.

"This is not a bilateral meeting, but we took the advantage to raise bilateral issues, especially the pressing unresolved matters that include formal apology from Pakistan for their acts in 1971," Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes told journalists in an impromptu press conference at the ministry.

Quayes said the Pakistan Foreign Minister gave 'due attention' to the Bangladesh demand and did 'neither rejected nor accepted' it immediately. She, however, looked sensible to Dhaka's major demand.

The foreign secretary said Dhaka has also discussed multilateral issues that encompass SAARC and OIC, while it has raised major bilateral issues that remained unresolved for decades. The issues, he said, were sharing of resources that Bangladesh deserves from Pakistan, repatriation of stranded Pakistan nationals from Bangladesh, and formal apology for genocides.

Quayes said Pakistan showed keen interest to 'march forward' burying old bitterness as Islamabad considers Dhaka as an 'important' partner. He said details of the issues would be further discussed in future formal meetings at official, ministerial and head of the government levels.

Relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh remained sluggish after Dhaka got independence from Islamabad in 1971 through a nine-month bloody war against Pakistani occupation forces and their local stooges, few of their top brasses are facing war crimes charges at an international tribunal now.

An estimated three million Bangladeshis were killed and thousands of women were violated, while houses were burnt into ashes in 1971 by Pakistan armed forces and their local collaborators, better known as 'Razakars'.

Foreign ministry sources said Dhaka and Islamabad held their last foreign office consultations (FOC) in 2010, while avenues for regular interactions are not so wide. Both sides have, however, been considering to open up new avenues that include holding regular meetings at director general levels, initiate a joint commission at foreign ministry levels and hold joint meeting on economic affairs.

Quayes said the D-8 summit of this month would have high importance to the development of the member states. The charter of the block would be endorsed in this summit after 16 years of its formation.

Hina arrived in Dhaka on a special PIA flight at around 10.15 in the morning, when Foreign Secretary Mijarul Quayes received her at the Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport. She has met Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni and handed over formal invitation letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her Ganobhaban official residence here.

Hina Rabbani also attended a lunch hosted by her counterpart Dipu Moni and met BNP chairperson and opposition leader Begum Khaleda Zia. Foreign Secretary Mijarul Quayes will see her off at the airport at 3 pm.
 
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No matter how **** Al is, this is the right attitude to be shown. Pakistan did wrong and it should swallow its pride.
 
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yes you are right still we think same :lol:

and if you need reward of past send Bangladeshi navy aircraft career BNS bangla budho to bomb us

i dont want ur opinion in pak bangla matter. it was BDshis who protected lahore in 65 from ur sikh brothers
 
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But Musharraf already apologized to BD? Isn't it! And its better if Pakistan take the same stand on Kashmir.
 
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