BNP raises alarm over Indian railway network plan through BD

Dhaka, Jun 18 (UNB): BNP on Tuesday voiced concern over the Indian government's plan to develop a network of railway tracks through Bangladesh to connect the northeast region with the rest of India.
Speaking at a press conference at the BNP's Nayapaltan central office, the party's senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi warned that this initiative will weaken the country's intelligence system.
"There's a media report that rail tracks will be set up through Bangladesh to connect the Indian Railways to the northeast with the rest of the country, bypassing a 22 km route through the Siliguri Corridor, commonly known as the 'Chicken's Neck'," Rizvi said.
He said the Indian Railway Board has taken the initiative to build the rail network to transport Indian military and civilian goods through Bangladesh.
"Surely these things are happening with the permission of the prime minister of the 'dummy government' of Bangladesh. It is worrying. We strongly protest against such initiatives," the BNP leader said.