Dhaka, April 18 -- Bangladesh on Thursday raised historical unsettled issues with Pakistan, including a formal apology for the genocide committed by the then Pakistani armed forces in 1971 and Bangladesh's fair share of undivided wealth and laid emphasis on resolving pending issues to put the relations on a "solid foundation.

Bangladesh also flagged a figure of US$ 4.32 billion as part of its financial claim demanded from Pakistan as Dhaka and Islamabad held the Foreign Office Consultations after a long 15 years.

The 5th FOC at the foreign-secretary level was held in Islamabad in 2010.

"We said that as a friendly neighbor of Bangladesh in South Asia, we seek Pakistan's cooperation in building a strong, welfare-oriented and forward-look...