Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI: Taking a dig at the Chief Adviser of the Bangladesh Government, Md. Yunus (without naming him), Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta said that Bangladesh has two 'chicken necks' that are more vulnerable than that of India.
On Sunday, the Chief Minister wrote on his X handle, "To those who habitually threaten India on the 'Chicken Neck Corridor', should note these facts as well: (i) Bangladesh has two of its own 'chicken necks'. Both are far more vulnerable. (ii) First is the 80 km North Bangladesh Corridor - from Dakhin Dinajpur to South West Garo Hills. Any disruption here can completely isolate the entire Rangpur division from the rest of Bangladesh. (iii) Second is the 28-km Chittagong Corridor, from South Tripura till the Bay of Bengal. This corridor, smaller than India's chicken neck, is the only link between Bangladesh's economic capital and political capital."
The Chief Minister also wrote, "I am only presenting geographical facts that some may tend to forget. Just like India's Siliguri Corridor, our neighbouring country is also embedded with two narrow corridors of theirs."
The Chief Minister also posted a Bangladesh map pinpointing the two 'chicken necks' of the country.
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