Amid the ongoing debate over a “humanitarian corridor” for aid to Myanmar’s Rakhine State, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said if the United Nations (UN) leads the initiative, a decision will be made after discussions with "everyone" involved. Speaking at Chattogram Circuit House auditorium on Friday afternoon, he said: “We agree to the humanitarian corridor if the UN takes the initiative, bdnews24.com reports. He said discussions about Bangladesh’s potential involvement in such a mechanism began during a February 7 meeting with Guterres in New York. On Friday, Shafiqul said the “humanitarian corridor” was being discussed because of an ongoing conflict in Rakhine resembling civil war. “There’s now a humanitarian crisis there, affecting the Rohingya community and others living in Rakhine.”The press secretary termed the political reaction to the corridor discussions “premature.”“This will require consensus.
