, Sept. 26 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Friday said Bangladesh is committed to regional cooperation based on mutual respect, transparency and shared prosperity.

"Through initiatives such as BIMSTEC, BBIN, the Asian Highway, and SASEC, we are advancing regional connectivity and trade," he said while speaking at the 80th United Nations General Assembly.

For shared development, Prof Yunus said, there is no alternative to regional cooperation among neighbours.

And when it comes to the use of shared natural resources, he said, fairness and compassion must guide them.

Prof Yunus said Bangladesh is firmly committed to peaceful regional cooperation in this area.

"That is why, as the first country in South Asia, we have recently jo...