Dhaka, April 29 -- Deeply concerned by the interim government's approval of a humanitarian corridor from the Chittagong Hill Tracts to Myanmar's Rakhine State, the BNP plans to launch initiatives with all political parties to resist the move, describing it as a threat to Bangladesh's independence and sovereignty.

Talking to UNB, three BNP standing committee members said they would take all possible steps, in consultation with other political parties, to mount pressure on the government to abandon this risky plan that could turn Bangladesh into a battlefield like Palestine.

They said the BNP would either send a letter to the government or dispatch a delegation to meet the Chief Adviser to learn more about the Rakhine corridor.

The BNP l...