Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed on Thursday said Bangladesh has issues and challenges with all countries, which will be addressed through discussions at bilateral and multilateral forums.

"We want to look forward, keeping our backbone strong and straight. That backbone has now become stronger after a long time as the government came through people's mandate. All now need to look at Bangladesh from a different perspective," she told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, sharing how the foreign policy of a democratic government should be, UNB reports.

Asked about the interim government's reported policy position regarding deployment of Bangladeshi troops to Gaza and renewal of the 30-year-old Gange...