Pak-Bangla friendship forum launched in Karachi
FE Report | Thursday, 21 August 2008
The Pakistan Bangladesh Friendship Forum (PBFF) was launched in Karachi, Pakistan Monday by prominent figures from both countries, with the aim of bringing the brotherly nations closer, according to a Pakistani newspaper report.
PBFF Chairman Justice (Retd) Saiduzzaman Siddiqui expressed the hope that the Forum would strengthen trade and economic ties between the two countries.
He also lauded Grameen Bank Founder and Managing Director Muhammad Yunus for the expansion of the middle class in Bangladesh, and said that Pakistan could benefit from the experiences of the former.
The High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan, Yasmeen Murshed, expressed gratitude to the people of Pakistan. "Pakistan and Bangladesh possess very deep and close ties based on common memories, common heritage and values. Moreover we stand together at an international level and have almost common policies towards international affairs," she said.
The Deputy High Commi-ssioner of Bangladesh in Karachi, Saquib Ali, said the current period is the best in the history of Pakistan-Bangladesh relations .
PBFF Chairman Justice (Retd) Saiduzzaman Siddiqui expressed the hope that the Forum would strengthen trade and economic ties between the two countries.
He also lauded Grameen Bank Founder and Managing Director Muhammad Yunus for the expansion of the middle class in Bangladesh, and said that Pakistan could benefit from the experiences of the former.
The High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan, Yasmeen Murshed, expressed gratitude to the people of Pakistan. "Pakistan and Bangladesh possess very deep and close ties based on common memories, common heritage and values. Moreover we stand together at an international level and have almost common policies towards international affairs," she said.
The Deputy High Commi-ssioner of Bangladesh in Karachi, Saquib Ali, said the current period is the best in the history of Pakistan-Bangladesh relations .