Military and intelligence sources, the text alleges, have uncovered a plot in which Khalilur Rahman-former national security adviser under the Yunus administration and now foreign minister in the BNP government-allowed nine unidentified foreign mercenaries to move through an “informal corridor” into Myanmar in October 2025. The claim surfaced after India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) detained seven foreign fighters, prompting military intelligence to probe what the source calls the “Khalil incident.” Identities of the nine individuals named in the original account remain undisclosed, the text says.
According to the report, Khalil, who also served as the Yunus government’s high representative for Rohingya repatriation, championed a United Nations “humanitarian corridor” from Cox’s Bazar to Rakhine. That initiative reportedly failed after objections from Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman, but the text alleges Khalil then bypassed the military chain of command and created a parallel authority with then-Principal Staff Officer Lt. Gen. Kamrul Hasan.
The piece further alleges that during this period U.S. marines supplied weapons and military equipment to Myanmar without the Bangladesh Army’s knowledge, and that Ramu Cantonment was effectively under U.S. marine control for roughly 18 months (a period the text dates to about September 2024–March 2026). It also asserts that the United States sought to secure maritime influence in the Bay of Bengal and, the text claims, pursued a plan to create a Christian “satellite state” spanning parts of Myanmar, India and Bangladesh-an effort purportedly involving some Bangladeshi military officers who accepted Khalil’s authority.
The narrative links these allegations to recent NIA arrests, including that of U.S. citizen Matthew Aaron VanDyke, and six Ukrainian fighters detained in Northeast India. The report says the NIA operation-allegedly based on intelligence from Russia’s FSB-found the suspects had entered India on tourist visas, reached Mizoram illegally and planned to move into conflict-affected Myanmar to supply weapons, training and European-made drones to ethnic armed groups. The text describes VanDyke as founder of Sons of Liberty International and cites past links to conflicts in Libya and Syria.
The article recalls a warning by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina before the January 5, 2024 election that a “white man” had offered to help her return to power if she allowed foreign bases in Bangladesh, and suggests investigators are now re-examining that warning in light of the arrests. It also cites an India Today excerpt and a 2025 statement by Mizoram’s chief minister alleging Ukrainian veterans used Mizoram to enter Myanmar.
Other claims in the source include a reported secret agreement signed with the United States three days before the March 12, 2026 election under a non-disclosure clause, continued U.S. marine presence at Ramu and Sylhet cantonments, and alleged meetings between Pakistani military officials and U.S. Indo‑Pacific Command officers at Ramu. The text presents these matters as allegations and intelligence-based claims; it does not provide independent verification. (The writer is identified in the original as a political and economic analyst.)
Original Source: https://nenews.in/neighbours/how-nine-foreign-mercenaries-used-bangladesh-territory-to-cross-over-to-myanmar/45386/
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Publish Date: 2026-03-20 15:16:00
