Teesta water-sharing deal
‘Will implement Teesta project with help from India’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government will implement the Teesta project with assistance from India and it has got assurances from the neighbouring country in this regard.
‘Not feasible to share Teesta water’
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said no discussion on sharing the Teesta and Ganges waters should be held with Bangladesh without the involvement of the West Bengal government.
Spare our rivers from certain death
The condition our rivers are in right now is a threat to our existence.
Teesta / The Name of a Plundered River
West Bengal is planning to dig two new canals to divert more water from the Teesta River for irrigation, and set up two hydropower projects on its tributary.
No progress over Teesta deal, indicates FM
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali indicates that there is no progress over Teesta water-sharing deal saying that the purpose of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Kolkata visit is something different.
Hasina, Modi to meet in London
Even though signing of the Teesta water-sharing agreement is unlikely in the near future, the issue will dominate the talks between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi during the Commonwealth summit in London on April 16-20.
Trying to resolve Teesta issue, Modi tells Hamid
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, they are trying to resolve the hurdles to the signing of the Teesta water-sharing deal with Bangladesh 'keeping all concerned on board'.
Teesta water deal ‘not this time’: Minister
The much needed Teesta water deal will not be inked during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming India visit, Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud says.
The piece of land which was once a raging river Teesta
Man-made intervention in the upstream turns Teesta a wild river in monsoon and a desert in winter.
India asks patience, trust for Teesta deal
India today asked Dhaka “to have patience and trust” for Teesta water sharing deal in view of the delay.
Of course Hilsa is not bred in the Teesta
YES, that very mouth watering aquatic creature, which every affluent Bengali will do anything to have a piece on his or her plate as often as possible, finds the Padma a more suitable ground to breed.
Mamata for quick trade dispute settlements
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee proposed to form a joint business council for quick solution of disputes in bilateral trade and investment with Bangladesh.
West Bengal CM Mamata meets PM Hasina at Gono Bhaban
Teesta water-sharing issue to be resolved soon through protection of mutual interest, says visiting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
Don’t worry over Teesta: Mamata
Visiting West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee says Bangladesh need not worry over Teesta water-sharing deal and the issue will be resolved soon