Strong Indo-Bangla relations can help end many problems: Nahid

DU Correspondent Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid emphasised further strengthening of regional cooperation between the two neighboring nations for the betterment of the existing relationships. He said that Indo-Bangla relationship must be strengthened to address the longstanding problems between the two neighboring countries adding that "there are some problems still alive and it's logical as we are the two closest nations. However a number of problems already been solved" he noted. The minister was Saturday speaking at the inaugural session of a two-day conference titled "India-Bangladesh Conference" as the chief guest. Dhaka University (DU), Burdawn University and Assam University jointly organised the conference at DU Senate Building. Indian government can save huge money and hold back militants in the state easily trough making good relation with Bangladesh as its has long borderline with the country, said State Minister for Liberation War Affaires Captain (retd) ABM Tajul Islam while he was speaking the programme as a guest of honor. He said that this largest democratic nation has to outlay huge money to stop insurgences many times on the state like Kasmir including its seven-sisters-states "India can stop such kind of militants in those states easily in cooperation with ours." The state minister said that we have to improve our relations further more for mutual interests on the bases of win-win position. He added that "Providing an amount of money as aid and some other facilities to the Bangladesh do not mean that they are doing loss." He informed the conference that the government is working to bring back some 254 liberation war martyrs who were buried in India during war of independence. It is not expected that all the problems that have been remaining in the region for longtime could be resolved immediately, said foreign affairs secretary Mijarul Quayes indicating the long waited recent visit of the Indian Prime Minters Dr Manmohan Shingh to Bangladesh "Several important issues like 24-hours opening of Tin Bigha Corridor and demarcation of unresolved borderline have already been work out", he noted. Among others, former Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Hashim Abdul Halim, Indian high commissioner in Dhaka office HE Rajeet Mitter and Assam University Vice-Chancellor Prof Tapodhir Bhattacharjee addressed the progrmme while DU Vice Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique presided.