🇧🇩 Bangladesh Army Blocks Rakhine Corridor Plan, Yunus Govt Backtracks

🟥 A proposed “humanitarian corridor” from Chattogram to Myanmar’s Rakhine State has been shelved after a stern warning from Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, who branded it a “bloody corridor” threatening national sovereignty.

🗣️ Key Developments:

• Interim govt under Muhammad Yunus initially supported the UN-backed plan.

• Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain had unilaterally announced support — sparking a political storm.

• Critics saw it as a Western-backed move to retain power and check China.

🔒 Army Chief Intervenes:

“The Bangladesh Army will never be involved in any activity that is harmful to sovereignty,” said General Zaman, demanding elections and consensus on sensitive issues.

👥 Backlash:

• Strong opposition from BNP and Left parties, calling it “unilateral and illegal.”

• Fears that the aid route could double as a covert military/intelligence channel.

🛑 Current Status:

• National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman confirmed no formal agreement was made.

• Bangladesh will not pursue the corridor plan — only consider limited UN aid facilitation near the border.

⚠️ Comes amid renewed violence in Rakhine and surging Rohingya displacement, intensifying pressure on Bangladesh’s security and foreign policy stance.

⚖️ Supreme Court to Rajasthan Govt: Why Are Students Dying Only in Kota?

🟥 In a sharp rebuke on Friday, the Supreme Court pulled up the Rajasthan government over the alarming surge in student suicides in Kota, India’s coaching hub.
📍 14 student suicides have been reported in Kota alone in 2025 so far.

🧠 “What Are You Doing as a State?” — SC Questions

Justice JB Pardiwala grilled the state’s counsel:

“Why are these children dying by suicide and only in Kota? Have you not given it a thought as a state?”

🔍 The court was hearing a case involving the May 4 suicide of a 22-year-old IIT Kharagpur student, and a NEET aspirant in Kota, raising national concern over student mental health and institutional negligence.

⚠️ FIR Delays & Lax Investigations

• The court criticized a 4-day delay in filing the FIR for the IIT Kharagpur case.

• “Don’t take these things lightly. These are very serious,” the bench said.

🧑‍⚖️ Key Takeaways:

• SC reminded the authorities of its March 24 verdict, which ordered a national task force for student mental health.

• Warned police it could have taken contempt action for negligence.

• Ordered that investigations be conducted expeditiously and responsibly.

🇮🇳🤝🇵🇰 What Was the 1991 India-Pakistan Military Pact?
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey reignited a political row by citing a 1991 military transparency agreement to target Congress for its criticism of EAM S. Jaishankar over Operation Sindoor.

🔍 Key Facts About the 1991 Pact:

📆 Signed: April 6, 1991
📍 Location: New Delhi
🔖 Title: Agreement on Advance Notice of Military Exercises, Manoeuvres and Troop Movements

🛡️ Main Provisions:

• Advance Notification: India & Pakistan must inform each other ahead of major troop movements and military drills near the border.

• Notification Mechanism: All info to be shared via diplomatic channels within a fixed timeline.

• Border Proximity Limits: Large-scale activities barred near the border to avoid misinterpretation as aggression.

• Non-threatening Direction: No military exercises to be aimed or postured towards the opposing nation.

🧩 Part of a Larger Peace Framework:

This agreement was among several Confidence Building Measures (CBMs), alongside:

• 1991 Agreement on Airspace Violations

• 1992 Pact Against Nuclear Attacks

🔥 Political Context:

Dubey alleged Congress-backed the deal when the Chandrashekhar govt was in power.
Congress hit back, saying it had withdrawn support by Feb 1991 and elections had already been declared.