What is Bangladesh Planning to Do? Retired soldiers issue threat to capture Kolkata and Assam in...
Several videos of former Bangladeshi army officers criticizing india have become popular on social media amid the current tensions between the two countries. Ex-Bangladeshi army troops can be heard using strong anti-Indian rhetoric in the recordings, which have been extensively uploaded and spread on social media platforms. They make assertions such as how they could seize kolkata in West Bengal, Assam, "within four days."
According to a former army veteran in one video, if three million Bangladeshis joined a core group of 5,100 army troops in their objective, they could make this a reality and take over kolkata and other important indian regions in a matter of days. The Bangladeshi army is "better trained" and "battle-ready" to protect their country and "teach india a lesson," according to a former officer in another film.
The ex-servicemen from bangladesh made the puzzling remarks against the backdrop of worsening relations between india and bangladesh, which have deteriorated since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was overthrown and an interim administration headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad took power in Dhaka.
Dhaka's relations with New delhi have soured as a result of the widespread communal violence against minorities, particularly Hindus, in Bangladesh. The latter has accused the Yunus-led interim government of failing to do enough and of ignoring the atrocities committed by radical Islamist elements against the country's minority Hindu community.
There are concerns regarding the general atmosphere regarding how bangladesh and its citizens' perception of india has changed recently, even though the remarks made by Bangladeshi ex-servicemen appear to have been made in a personal capacity and do not reflect the official position of the country's government or military.
According to a former army veteran in one video, if three million Bangladeshis joined a core group of 5,100 army troops in their objective, they could make this a reality and take over kolkata and other important indian regions in a matter of days. The Bangladeshi army is "better trained" and "battle-ready" to protect their country and "teach india a lesson," according to a former officer in another film.
The ex-servicemen from bangladesh made the puzzling remarks against the backdrop of worsening relations between india and bangladesh, which have deteriorated since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was overthrown and an interim administration headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad took power in Dhaka.
Dhaka's relations with New delhi have soured as a result of the widespread communal violence against minorities, particularly Hindus, in Bangladesh. The latter has accused the Yunus-led interim government of failing to do enough and of ignoring the atrocities committed by radical Islamist elements against the country's minority Hindu community.
There are concerns regarding the general atmosphere regarding how bangladesh and its citizens' perception of india has changed recently, even though the remarks made by Bangladeshi ex-servicemen appear to have been made in a personal capacity and do not reflect the official position of the country's government or military.