Interim Government Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has distanced the administration from remarks made by retired Major General A.L.M. Fazlur Rahman, who suggested Bangladesh should seize India’s northeastern states (Seven Sisters) if India attacks Pakistan. Rahman’s comments, made in a Facebook post, also proposed a military alliance with China. Shafiqul clarified that the statement does not reflect government policy and reiterated Bangladesh’s respect for all nations’ sovereignty.