Dhaka, May 3 -- BNP senior leader Maj (Retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed on Saturday expressed deep concern that Bangladesh may be drawn into a war without public consent, following the interim government's decision to permit a 'humanitarian corridor' into Myanmar's Rakhine State.

"A new threat has emerged in the name of a humanitarian corridor. Are we heading towards war without the consent of our people?" he asked while speaking at the launch of the Bangladesh District and Divisional Sports Organisers Association at the NSC auditorium in Dhaka.

Hafiz, a BNP Standing Committee member, said the public is increasingly alarmed by the government's move. "We are concerned too. BNP is the largest and most popular political party in the country, yet we ...