India, Oct. 28 -- At a time when relations between India and its easterly neighbour Bangladesh are not particularly rosy, the latter has been made a big offer by Pakistan - access to the key port of Karachi. This will allow Dhaka to expand its global trade network, Pakistani news channel Samaa has reported on October 28.

The report comes a day after Bangladesh's interim head Muhammad Yunus gave a controversial gift to a Pakistani general in Dhaka. The gift included a distorted map of Bangladesh that included Assam and other northeastern states as part of India.

Pakistan's offer of collaboration in shipping was made by during the 9th Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting of the two countries held in Dhaka, the first such meeting in 20 ...