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Bangladesh needs to "maintain a kind of balance" in its foreign relations with big countries like India, China, and the United States, acknowledging the nation's status as a minor player on the global stage, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said today.
"Bangladesh holds interests in all countries, and it's crucial for us to remember this," he said during a national dialogue hosted by the Forum for Bangladesh Studies at the Krishibid Institute Bangladesh.
The adviser referred to the trade relations between India and China despite a conflict; and also India's kind of friendly relations with the United States; and stressed that it is important for Bangladesh to maintain good relations with all these three countries.
Pointing at the dialogue theme Unity, Reform and Elections Touhid said unity was the most important thing. "Bangladesh achieved independence in 1971 against Pakistan as the people of the country demonstrated unity."
Talking about the responsibility of the political parties to have stronger democracy, he said it is the responsibility of the people to observe and act if the political parties deviate from their key values.
"If a democratic society can be established, mass people's interests will get priority," he said. The foreign adviser also talked about the Rohingya crisis and the government's efforts to deal with the situation.
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