Dhaka, April 30 -- The interim government is facing growing political backlash over a purported agreement to allow a humanitarian corridor through its territory to facilitate aid into Myanmar's conflict-ridden Rakhine State, even as it insists no such decision has been made.

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh on Tuesday vehemently opposed the idea of allowing aid passage through Bangladesh, warning that the move would compromise national interests.

Speaking at a press conference in Dhaka, Hefazat's Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque accused foreign powers of using Bangladesh as a pawn in a larger geopolitical agenda.

"Imperialist forces are trying to use Bangladesh to implement their agenda," Haque said at the Jamia Islamia Makhzanul Uloom ...