Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday said that Bangladesh, from a strategic point of view, could consider joining a regional coalition with Pakistan that excludes India. However, he noted that such an arrangement would not be viable for Nepal or Bhutan.

"In our case (Bangladesh), it is strategically possible. but for Nepal or Bhutan, a grouping with Pakistan that excludes India is not feasible," he told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

His comments followed recent remarks by Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, who said at the 'Islamabad Conclave' that a new trilateral initiative involving Bangladesh, China, and Pakistan has begun, and that it could eventually ...