Bangladesh Army chief rejects Rakhine corridor, demands December elections

Tensions are rising between Bangladesh Army chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman and the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus over the proposed Rakhine corridor to Myanmar, upcoming elections, and law and order issues. General Waqar, speaking at an army officers' meeting in Dhaka, rejected the idea of any corridor as unacceptable and criticized the interim regime for making decisions without consulting the military.