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Bangladesh Demands Apology and $4.52B from Pakistan

4/19/2025

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Bangladesh is calling for a formal apology from Pakistan for the atrocities committed during the 1971 Liberation War, alongside financial claims of $4.52 billion. In their first foreign secretary-level talks in 15 years, they also discussed repatriating stranded Pakistanis and transferring foreign aid funds, all while striving to mend relations before Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister's visit.

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Bangladesh is calling for a formal apology from Pakistan for the atrocities committed during the 1971 Liberation War, alongside financial claims of $4.52 billion. In their first foreign secretary-level talks in 15 years, they also discussed repatriating stranded Pakistanis and transferring foreign aid funds, all while striving to mend relations before Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister's visit.