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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday shared a map of Bangladesh and said that those who "habitually threaten" India on the 'chicken neck corridor', should note that Bangladesh has two its own chicken necks, both of which he said are "far more vulnerable".

Sarma made these remarks in reference to India's chicken's neck, known as the Siliguri corridor, which is a narrow strip of land, measuring around 22 km-35 km in width, that connects the northeast region with the rest of India.

In a post on X, Sarma 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 Hills."

Sarma claimed that disruption in one of these 'chicken necks' can completely isolate the entire Rangpur division from rest of Bangladesh. 

"Second is the 28 km Chittagong Corridor, from South Tripura till the Bay of Bengal. This corridor, smaller than India's chicken neck, is the only link between Bangladesh's economic capital and political capital," he added.

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

1️⃣ Bangladesh has two of its own “chicken necks”. Both are far more vulnerable

2️⃣ 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

The Assam CM stated that he was just presenting "geographical facts that some may tend to forget". "Just like India's Siliguri Corridor, our neighbouring country is also embedded with two narrow corridors of theirs," he further stated on X.

Sarma's remarks came weeks after Bangladesh chief advisor Muhammad Yunus's India's "landlocked" Northeast remark during his recent visit to China. He had positioned Bangladesh as the "only guardian of the ocean" for this region.