Dhaka, Jan 08 (
bdnews24.com)–
Former Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf had a meeting with India's separatist ULFA leader Anup Chetia in Dhaka during the BNP-led alliance government's rule.
This was disclosed by Awami League general secretary and LGRD minister Syed Ashraful Islam at a roundtable on 'prime minister Sheikh Hasina's forthcoming India visit: Bangladesh-India bilateral relation' in the city on Friday.
"Pervez Mosharraf had a one and a half hours meeting with detained UFLA leader Anup Chetia at his hotel room during a visit when BNP and [Jamaat-e-Islami] were in power," he told the roundtable held at the National Press Club.
The AL leader termed Hasina's forthcoming visit to India as important, saying it will be a political trip and that she will not have any set agenda.
"The visit will be a complete success. This will see revival of Bangladesh-India relations that are built on trust and confidence," he hoped.
Blaming BNP and its allies for worsening of relations with India, Ashraf said the 10-truckload of weapons and 30 million bullets seized in Bangladesh were actually meant for use against India.
"How can one expect good relation with India after all these had happened?" he asked.
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