AL happy over maritime boundary verdict

LGRD Minister and Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam said Wednesday the ruling party is happy over the maritime boundary verdict settling a long-pending dispute with India.
“We’re very happy over the verdict. Thanks to India for accepting the verdict. The Prime Minister has proved that it’s possible to settle unsettled issues through court without waging any war,” he said, according to a news agency.
Ashraf said this while addressing a rally prior to bringing out a victory procession by Awami League Dhaka city unit at Bangabandhu Avenue in the city.
“We’ve got our due share through the legal process. There was no need to go to court as the problem could be solved through discussion. But we had to go to court as Myanmar and India didn’t agree on holding talks. Now both Myanmar and India have accepted the verdicts,” he added.
With the verdict on the maritime boundary dispute with India, Bangladesh gained some 19,467 square kilometers of maritime areas at the Bay of Bengal out of the disputed approximately 25,602 square kilometers.