Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Amid speculation about the foreign policy of the current interim government, which took over after the Awami League government was toppled in a mass movement, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus says he wants to 'nurture friendship' with all other countries.

"We'll nurture friendship with all other countries. Our foreign policy will be based on mutual respect, faith, trust, and cooperation," he said at a reception to honour the honoured freedom fighters at the Dhaka Cantonment on Thursday.

He said he felt 'proud and inspired' to receive the company of the awarded brave freedom fighters and their families. Yunus pledged to build a 'beautiful and prosperous future' by using the opportunity to create a 'new Bangladesh' following...