We want to keep balanced relations with big countries

Says newly-appointed foreign adviser


FE Team | Published: August 09, 2024 23:59:54


We want to keep balanced relations with big countries

Foreign Affairs Adviser of the newly-formed interim government Md Touhid Hossain has laid emphasis on maintaining a balance with the big powers in terms of relations, reports UNB.
He also said Bangladesh needs to have good relations with all the countries.
"We want to keep good relations with all. We need to maintain a balance of relations with the big countries," he told reporters on Friday.
Touhid said restoring law and order is the key priority at this moment and others will be back on track once the first goal is achieved.
Chief adviser of the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus and other advisers on Friday paid tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar.
They also paid homage to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar.
Nobel laureate and globally acclaimed economist Prof Muhammad Yunus was sworn-in as the chief adviser of the interim government on Thursday night bringing hope for a new journey towards Bangladesh's democratic future.
The United States has welcomed chief adviser Dr Yunus's call for an end to the recent violence.
The US reiterated that they stand ready to work with the interim government and Dr Yunus as it charts a democratic future for the people of Bangladesh.
The European Union (EU) has said it looks forward to engaging with the new administration in Bangladesh and to supporting this critical transition.

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