A statement by then Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina in May, 2024 made headlines when she claimed that efforts were being made to create a Christian country like East Timor between Bangladesh and Myanmar. Although Hasina did not name the country, it was reported that the United States of America might be behind the move.
Within just a year of the famous statement, media reports have it that Bangladesh can attack Myanmar and help the United States make a Christian country like East Timor between Bangladesh and Myanmar.
The broader plan involves the creation of a new country adjacent to India, beginning with Myanmar’s Rakhine province.
Sheikh Hasina, who was seen as the main obstacle to this strategy, is no longer active in the political scene in Bangladesh. In her absence, Mohammad Yunus has been positioned as a key figure—widely perceived as being aligned with American interests. He is considered part of a U.S.-backed initiative, with the Bangladesh Army expected to support the plan, as per a report by the Navbharat Times.
Bangladesh acknowledges presence of Myanmar rebels in its territory
Bangladesh’s interim government of Professor Muhammad Yunus acknowledged the presence of Myanmar’s rebel Arakan Army inside its territory in the rugged southeastern region saying they were also causing troubles in border trade between the two countries, as per a report carried by news agency PTI.
“The Arakan Army has been staying in that area (inside Bangladesh) for a long time,” mass circulation Prothom Alo newspaper quoted Home Affairs Adviser retired lieutenant general Jahangir Alam Chowdhury as saying in the southwestern port city of Chattogram.
He added that many of Arakan Army or AA people also entered into marital relations with women in Bangladesh part of the frontier and “there is no scope to deny it”.
Chowdhury further said the AA was also disrupting the frontier trade with Myanmar seeking money on the transactions adding “we are paying taxes to the Myanmar government, while on the other hand, the Arakan Army is also demanding tax”.
The comments of the adviser, effectively a minister, came two days after social media footage went viral showing AA men joining a tribal water festival with Bangladeshi ethnic minority hill people near the frontier at Thanchi area of Bandarban district.
(With inputs from agencies)
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