Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested India to immediately sign the much-awaited agreement for sharing waters of the Teesta River during a meeting with Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh here.
“Teesta water-sharing deal should be inked as soon as possible as Bangladesh needs more water in the lean period,” Hasina’s Press secretary Shameem Chowdhury quoted her as telling Singh, who called her Saturday night at her residence. She also hoped India would implement the land Boundary Agreement, which the two sides signed three years ago.
Singh, also the Minister of State with independent charge for North-east region, arrived here on Saturday with a high- profile delegation of North-eastern States to attend the meet.
India Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata and India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry — with the help of Indian High Commission — have organised the conclave titled A New Phase in Bilateral Economic Relations. The Indian panel included Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and Commerce and Industry Minister of Tripura Tapan Chakraborty.