Deeply concerned by the interim government's approval of a humanitarian corridor from the Chittagong Hill Tracts to Myanmar's Rakhine State, the BNP plans to launch initiatives with all political parties to resist the move, describing it as a threat to Bangladesh’s independence and sovereignty.

Talking to UNB, three BNP standing committee members said they would take all possible steps, in consultation with other political parties, to mount pressure on the government to abandon this risky plan that could turn Bangladesh into a battlefield like Palestine.

They said the BNP would either send a letter to the government or dispatch a delegation to meet the Chief Adviser to learn more about the Rakhine corridor.

The BNP leaders said their party’s standing committee, at its meeting on Monday night, discussed the matter in detail with serious concerns.

They said the meeting decided to engage with like-minded parties on the issue and simultaneously gather information on the government's actual intentions in this regard, as well as evidence concerning the real situation in Rakhine.

Later, the party will present the entire matter to the nation based on facts and logic, highlighting that an unelected government, lacking the people’s mandate, has no authority to take decisions on such a highly sensitive issue.

On Saturday, Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain announced that the interim government, in principle, agreed to allow a humanitarian corridor under UN supervision, subject to certain conditions.

He, however, did not provide further details on the matter.