Dhaka, June 4 -- United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, Gwyn Lewis, has said the proposed humanitarian corridor in Myanmar's Rakhine State will only be possible if both the governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar agree.

"The UN will assist only if both sides agree. The decision will not be made by the UN," she said while speaking at a discussion at the National Press Club in Dhaka on Wednesday (June 4). The event was organised by the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB).

Replying to questions from journalists, Lewis said the UN is interested in providing technical support in Bangladesh's next national election, but when and how the election will be held is entirely up to the government and people of Banglad...