India’s chicken’s neck, referred to as the Siliguri corridor, is a slim land passage, approximately 22 km-35 km wide, which connects the northeast region to the rest of India.
Sarma expressed on X, “For those who frequently threaten India about the ‘Chicken Neck Corridor’, it’s important to acknowledge these facts: Bangladesh possesses two of its own ‘chicken necks’. Both are significantly more susceptible. The first is the 80 km North Bangladesh Corridor—from Dakhin Dinajpur to South West Garo Hills. Any disruption here could entirely sever the Rangpur division from the remainder of Bangladesh.”
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“The second is the 28 km Chittagong Corridor, stretching from South Tripura to the Bay of Bengal. This corridor, smaller than India’s chicken neck, serves as the sole connector between Bangladesh’s economic and political capitals,” he noted.
According to Sarma, if one of these ‘chicken necks’ faces disruption, it would hinder connections between Bangladesh’s economic and political capitals, while disruption in the other would isolate the entire Rangpur division from the rest of the country.
“I am simply highlighting geographical facts that some might overlook. Just like India’s Siliguri Corridor, our neighboring country also has two of its own narrow corridors,” the chief minister emphasized.
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