By Admin 
Deposed former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina on Monday (December 22, 2025) termed the recent statement given by a Bangladeshi leader regarding the North-Eastern part of India and Chicken Neck as dangerous. He said that such statements reflect the strengthening of extremist elements under the current Mohammad Yunus-led government of Bangladesh.
In fact, Bangladesh’s National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Hasnat Abdullah recently gave a fiery speech, in which he claimed that Bangladesh can give shelter to separatist forces from India and separate the seven northeastern states (Seven Sisters) from the country.
What did Sheikh Hasina say on relations with India?
At the same time, the Chicken Neck Corridor located in Siliguri, West Bengal, connects the mainland of India to the northeastern states, which is considered one of the most sensitive strategic bottlenecks in the world.
In an email interview to news agency ANI, Sheikh Hasina said, ‘Such statements are extremely dangerous and irresponsible, which show the extremist elements increasing their influence in the regime of Mohammad Yunus. No serious leader threatens such a neighboring country, that too when Bangladesh is dependent on it for trade, transportation and regional stability.
India has every right to express concern – Sheikh Hasina
This statement of Bangladesh’s Awami League Party chief Sheikh Hasina came at a time when fresh violence has erupted in the country after the death of fundamentalist student leader Sharif Usman Hadi. In such a situation, commenting on the anti-India rhetoric, Sheikh Hasina said, ‘It only serves the imagination of like-minded people and not the national interests of Bangladesh. India has every right to express concern over such statements and these voices do not represent the people of Bangladesh. Our people understand that our prosperity and security depend on strong relations with New Delhi.
If responsible governance returns, careless statements will end – Hasina
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina expressed confidence that as soon as democracy is restored in the country and a responsible government comes to power, all such careless statements will end. He said, ‘The current tension in relations between India and Bangladesh is entirely the responsibility of the Yunus regime, whose government makes hostile statements against India, fails to protect religious minorities and gives freedom to extremists to decide foreign policy. Then when the tension increases, then one also expresses surprise.
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