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Summary Bangladesh has urged Pakistan to apologise for alleged atrocities committed during 1971.
Bangladesh’s foreign affairs minister has urged Pakistan to formally apologise for alleged atrocities committed during an independence war in 1971.The ministry said Dipu Moni made the demand Sunday in a meeting with Pakistan’s new envoy to Bangladesh.Aided by India, Bangladesh won its independence from Pakistan in 1971 after a nine-month war.Bangladesh says Pakistani soldiers, aided by local collaborators, killed an estimated 3 million people, raped about 200,000 women and forced millions to flee their homes. Pakistan has disputed the allegations.
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