Bangladesh: River water sharing, Hope appears after 12 years

DHAKA, 15 August 2022, (TON): The minister-level meeting of the Bangladesh-India Joint Rivers Commission will be held in New Delhi on August 25, raising hopes of progress in water-sharing treaties of the Teesta and six other rivers.

The decision-making meeting, last held 12 years ago, is taking place just ahead of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi on September 5-6 at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.

This meeting will be held two days after the secretary-level talks on August 23, said sources at the water resources ministry.

A top official of the ministry said "There is nothing new in the Teesta water-sharing issue as we have already finalised the deal in 2011 and are awaiting its signing.”

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