Teesta water-sharing deal
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.
Hasina keen on Teesta pact: Tripura govt
The Tripura government says that the Bangladesh government is keen to see the resolution of Teesta river water-sharing issue with India.
Teesta issue progresses quietly, confidently: Saran
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran says there has been progress over the long-pending Teesta issue behind the scene quietly and confidently.
India has achieved its strategic aim – have we?
A very wise man had said, “To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.”
Optimising water transit
It is important to recognise that allowing 'coastal shipping' up to Ashuganj or even up to Pangaon, essentially seeking engagement in transit peration, would violate the existing protocol, approved by Bangabandhu, unless those vessels are owned by Bangladeshis.
Has Mamata lived up to our expectations?
By all indications from Delhi and Kolkata, it is now clear that there will be no deal on Teesta during Prime Minister Modi's visit to Dhaka.
“There is still hope for a Teesta deal during this visit"
Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed, Professor of International Relations at Dhaka University, talks to Nahela Nowshin of The Daily Star about contending issues between Bangladesh and India on the occasion of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh.
BNP to protest if Teesta deal delayed: Noman
BNP will go for protest if the Teesta water-sharing deal is not signed during Indian premier Narendra Modi’s June 6-7 Dhaka visit.
No Teesta deal during Modi’s visit
The Teesta water sharing agreement will not be signed during Indian PM Narendra Modi's upcoming Bangladesh visit, says India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
Teesta: Sand in winter, flood in monsoon (video)
Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bangladesh visit, people living by the Teesta River are hopeful that the Teesta water sharing agreement will be signed during his visit.
Salahuddin in Rab custody: Khaleda
Alleging that the missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed is “in the hands” of Rapid Action Battalion, Khaleda Zia warns of dire consequences if the elite force do not return back her party’s joint secretary general safe.
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.
