Dhaka, April 16 -- As Bangladesh and Pakistan prepare to hold landmark Foreign Secretary-level talks, their first in 15 years, Dhaka is preparing to formally demand $4.52 billion from Islamabad as part of its financial claim from the pre-independence years as well as a formal apology for the Bengali genocide unleashed by the Pakistan Army in 1971.
The issues will be formally raised during the Foreign Secretary-level talks slated for April 17 in Dhaka, marking the first such meeting between the two countries in 15 years, according to The Daily Star.
Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch will meet with her counterpart Jashim Uddin in Dhaka tomorrow, where they will discuss a whole range of bilateral issues.
The meeting comes ahead of ...