Want good relation with India but on basis of fairness and equality: Yunus

Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said his country wants good relations with India and other neighbouring nations it should be on the basis of "fairness and equality".

In a televised address, Yunus said after he took oath as the head of the administration, many foreign leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif, telephoned to congratulate him.

"We want good relations with India and other neighbouring nations, but that relations should be on the basis of fairness and equality," he said.

The 84-year-old Nobel laureate took oath as the head of the interim government on August 8 after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India following widespread protests against her government.

Yunus said Bangladesh has already started high-level bilateral cooperation talks with India to deal with floods.

"I have also taken the initiative to revive SAARC to enhance regional cooperation in South Asia, he ...