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Dhaka: The Chief of Army staff of Bangladesh Army Waker-Uz-Zaman on Wednesday called India an important neighbour for them and said the country depends on India in many ways.
Speaking with the media, General Waker-Uz-Zaman said that India and Bangladesh have a “give and take relationship” and added that the relations must be based on fairness.
On being asked about talks being held between India and Bangladesh on some unresolved issues, General Waker-Uz-Zaman said, “India is an important neighbour.
He shared Bangladesh are dependent on India in many ways. And India is getting facilities from us too. A large number of their people are working in Bangladesh, formally and informally.
“Many people go for medical treatment to India from here. We buy a lot of goods from them. So India has a lot of interests in Bangladesh’s stability. This is a give-and-take relationship.”
“This must be based on fairness. Any country will want to get benefits from the other. There is nothing wrong with that. If we want to extract our benefits, then we are to blame too. We must look into these matters. We have to maintain good relations based on equality,” he added.
In an interview General Zaman said that Bangladesh will not do anything that goes against the strategic interests of India and vice versa. He said that both India and Bangladesh will look after their interests with equal importance.
When asked about India seeking Bangladesh’s cooperation in ensuring security in their northeast region, he responded.
“Unrest will not be created in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The stability along the Myanmar border will not be disrupted either. They will not kill our people along the borders. We will get our fair share of water. There is no problem with this. Let the relations be on equal footing,” he added.
