Overview
- He said Bangladesh will not see full peace unless India “breaks into pieces,” accusing New Delhi of keeping unrest alive.
- He made the remarks at an event at the National Press Club in Dhaka, according to multiple reports.
- Azmi alleged India sheltered, armed, and trained the PCJSS/Shanti Bahini during violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts from 1975 to 1996.
- He dismissed the 1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord as largely symbolic, saying the Shanti Bahini’s disarmament was only for show.
- Indian outlets and defence commentators, including Colonel Mayank Chaubey, condemned the statement, with no formal government response reported so far as both countries navigate a delicate reset in ties.