DHAKA, Bangladesh: Decades after Pakistani troops killed his friends in Bangladesh’s independence war, veteran freedom fighter Syed Abu Naser Bukhtear Ahmed eyes warming ties between Dhaka and Islamabad with cautious pragmatism. Bangladesh is hosting the foreign minister and trade envoy this week, its most senior Pakistani visitors in years, in a bid to reset relations scarred by the bloody 1971 conflict and shaped by shifting regional power balances. “The brutality was unbounded,” said Ahmed, 79, a banker, describing the war in which East Pakistan broke away to form Bangladesh.

DHAKA, Bangladesh: Decades after Pakistani troops killed his friends in Bangladesh’s independence war, veteran freedom fighter Syed Abu Naser Bukhtear Ahmed eyes warming ties…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bangladesh discussed enhanced defense and security cooperation on Friday during a meeting between senior army officials in Rawalpindi, the Pakistani…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will begin a two-day visit to Bangladesh today, Saturday, for talks with the leadership in Dhaka, the…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Bangladesh on Saturday for the most senior visit by a Pakistani official to the country in…

DHAKA: Bangladesh seeks to increase trade and economic cooperation with Pakistan, the office of Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus said on Saturday as Dhaka began hosting…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday his country wanted a “forward-looking” relationship with Bangladesh based on what…

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar visits Bangladesh to strengthen bilateral ties with political leaders and discuss key issues.

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar held talks with senior Bangladesh officials on Sunday focused on bilateral trade and investment, Pakistan’s foreign affairs ministry…

Pakistan and Bangladesh are expected to sign several agreements, including on trade as the two nations move closer.

DHAKA: Bangladesh and Pakistan on Sunday signed a series of agreements during Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s visit to Dhaka — the first such…

DHAKA: Bangladesh and Pakistan, once bitter enemies after they split in 1971, agreed Sunday to bolster long-strained relations, including increasing trade. But Dhaka said a key…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bangladesh have resolved to revive their “old connections” and enhance trade and youth linkages, the Pakistani foreign office said on Sunday, following…