On sticky wicket for months, Yunus struggles to retain power in Bangladesh

BANGLADESH is in for a difficult period ahead, given the current turmoil.

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In the past two days, the government led by Muhammad Yunus was exposed to several challenges with a major one involving Bangladesh's consolidated military forces. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Wakar-uz-Zaman's address to the officers on Wednesday (May 21) came at a time when tensions have heightened between the Bangladesh Army and Yunus regime over holding elections, law and order situation in the country and the creation of a Humanitarian Corridor to the Rakhine State of Myanmar.

The proposed ‘Rakhine Corridor’ has emerged as one of the most contentious issues in Bangladesh with Zaman underscoring that Bangladesh Army will not allow anything that will affect the sovereignty and geographical stability of the country.