Bangladesh has two vulnerable Chicken Necks: Assam CM

In a fresh attack on Bangladesh, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said those who 'habitually threaten' India on the ‘chicken neck corridor’ should note that Bangladesh has two such narrow strips of land, which are "far more vulnerable".Sarma made the remarks while making a reference to India's strategically crucial Chicken's Neck, known as the Siliguri Corridor. It is a narrow strip of land, measuring around 22 km-35 km in width, that connects the Northeast with the rest of India. "Bangladesh has two of its own 'chicken necks'. Both are far more vulnerable. First is the 80 km North Bangladesh Corridor - from Dakshin Dinajpur to South West Garo Hills. Any disruption here can completely isolate the entire Rangpur division from the rest of Bangladesh," he said in a post on X. He said that Bangladesh, like India's Siliguri Corridor, is also embedded with two narrow corridors.“I am only presenting geographical facts that some may tend to forget,” he said.

To those who habitually threaten India on the “Chicken Neck Corridor”, should note these facts as well:

Bangladesh has two of its own “chicken necks”. Both are far more vulnerable

First is the 80 Km North Bangladesh Corridor- from Dakhin Dinajpur to South West Garo… pic.twitter.com/DzV3lUAOhR

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 25, 2025

Last month, Bangladesh chief advisor Muhammad Yunus had urged China to extend its economic influence to Bangladesh, saying that India's northeastern states being landlocked could prove to be an opportunity.