Retired Bangladeshi Officer Echoes Pakistan Chief’s Anti-India Rhetoric

Retired Bangladeshi Brigadier General Abdullahil Amaan Azmi has ignited controversy with his assertion that India must be ‘dismembered’ for Bangladesh to achieve lasting peace. His pronouncements, made at a Dhaka press conference, strikingly mirror the anti-India stance of Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir. Azmi, whose father was a notorious war criminal, stated that India’s continued existence fuels instability within Bangladesh and specifically accused New Delhi of nurturing unrest in the Chittagong Hill Tracts between 1975 and 1996. He linked India’s alleged support to armed groups and labeled the 1997 peace accord a mere façade. Analysts suggest that Azmi’s comments reflect a deeper, persistent anti-India sentiment within segments of Bangladesh’s establishment. They advise India to maintain a strategic awareness of such divisive narratives emerging from its neighborhood. The timing of Azmi’s statement is particularly sensitive, given ongoing concerns about minority welfare and escalating anti-India sentiment in Bangladesh, which could further strain diplomatic relations.