It’s sad I didn’t get to meet Mamata
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last night expressed disappointment at not being able to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi.
"My relations with Mamata Banerjee go beyond politics. I wanted to meet her in Delhi this time. But that is not happening. What can be done?" Hasina told a select group of media people at a dinner hosted in her honour by Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Md Imran at his residence in Chanakyapuri, the diplomatic zone, in South Delhi.
In July, the Bangladesh PM had written to Mamata, saying she was keen on meeting her during her visit to Delhi.
It is Mamata's fierce opposition that has held up the Teesta deal for 11 years since she opted out of the then Indian PM Manmohan Singh's visit to Dhaka in September 2011.
Hasina said Bangladesh was taking up initiatives to dredge its side of trans-border rivers to increase the availability of water.
Asked by an Indian journalist about the measures taken by Bangladesh to increase the navigability of its rivers, she said it would be good if funds were available for this purpose under the Indian line of credit.
Replying to a question on the Rohingya issue, Hasina said, "India, being a big country, can play an important role in resolving the problem."
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