Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has finally sent a stern message to interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus: hold early elections, stop interfering with military matters, and keep the military in the loop on key issues like the proposed Rakhine Corridor. He wants to take the army back to the barracks, playing the role of a saviour, not a usurper. By calling it a “bloody corridor”, the army chief made it clear he is firmly against dragging Bangladesh into the festering Burmese civil war. Bangladesh military sources say the General will likely push Yunus to remove Hassan and a few other officers he believes are not loyal to him. Kamrul Hassan's meeting with senior US diplomats last week, without prior clearance from the army chief, was the tipping point.

Source: bd News24 May 21, 2025 16:06 UTC