Bangladesh distances itself from ex-Army officer's call to occupy India's North East

Bangladesh's interim government has distanced itself from remarks made by a retired Army officer suggesting that Dhaka should collaborate with China to occupy India's northeastern states if New Delhi retaliates against Pakistan for the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, reported The Hindu. In a Facebook post on April 29, Major General (Retired) ALM Fazlur Rahman wrote in Bengali: "If India attacks Pakistan, Bangladesh should occupy the seven States of Northeastern India. I think it is necessary to start discussions with China on a joint military arrangement in this regard." Rahman, considered close to Bangladesh's Chief Advisor Muhammad…