Bangladesh & Pakistan : The tale of two Beggar Brothers

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Bangladesh Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday agreed to strengthen relations between the two countries through increased trade, commerce, and exchange of sports and cultural delegations.

The two leaders also expressed their desire to extend cooperation in new areas such as the sugar industry and dengue management when they held a meeting at a hotel in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on the sidelines of the D-8 summit.

Yunus and Sharif discussed issues of mutual interest, including the revival of the Saarc—a key feature of the foreign policy announced by the chief adviser after he took over as the head of the interim government.Bangladesh's state-run sugar mills.

He condoled the deaths from the dengue outbreak in Bangladesh and added Dhaka could benefit from Pakistan's experience in combating the disease.

"Our fight against dengue in Punjab about a decade ago was hailed as world-class. We can send a delegate to Bangladesh to share our experience with Bangladeshi officials," he said.

Yunus thanked Sharif for his support and hoped Pakistan and Bangladesh would continue these efforts.

Pakistan's foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, and Professor Yunus's Special Envoy Lutfey Siddiqi, were among others present on the occasion.

Siddiqi invited Pakistan foreign minister Dar to visit Bangladesh in February on his way to a Malaysia tour, and he accepted the offer. 

Pakistan Prime Minister Sharif also invited Professor Yunus to visit their country at his convenience.

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