'Teesta water rise-fall low taste drama'

Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday termed the raise and fall of the Teesta River water flow during the party’s long-march towards the Teesta Barrage in Nilphamari a farce and low-taste drama of India.

“We came to know the flow of the Teesta water to Bangladesh reached over 3,000 cusec as we started our long march towards Teesta Barrage.

During our return, we’ve also learned that the water flow dipped again. It’s nothing but a mockery and a low-taste drama,” he said.

Fakhrul made the comment while addressing a discussion at Bangladesh Engineers' Institution arranged by a platform of pro-BNP engineers ‘Association of Engineers' Bangladesh’ on the country’s current power supply situation.

BNP, led by Fakhrul, staged its two-day long march towards Teesta Barrage on Tuesday and Wednesday in its bid to press India to allow Bangladesh to enjoy the due share of all the common rivers, including Teesta.

As the water flow of Teesta in Bangladesh part marked a sharp raise on Tuesday, Fakhrul claimed that their programme had initially been successful as India augmented the Teesta water in the face of the long-march. However, the water flow of the river came down significantly the following day.

Addressing the discussion, Fakhrul said the current regime does not care about people as it is not elected by them. “As they assumed office illegally with force, they don’t have any responsibility for the people…they only think as to how they’ll be able to cling to power.”

The BNP leader alleged that the ruling party leaders have plundered huge public money in the name of quick rental power. “Looting is Awami League’s old habit.”

The BNP leader alleged that country’s control is going into the hands of another country due to the submissive policy of the government.

“We all need to think why the corridor was given to India, why a coal-based power plant is being set up to use the coal of another country!” he wondered.

Fakhrul also voiced his utter frustration over the ‘government’s undemocratic attitude’.

“Now I don’t get interest in making speech. To whom and where will we place our demands? Whether will we get the remedy by only making speeches? Hearing the speeches of the ruling party it seems that there is no party in the country except Awami League and there’s no leader in it but Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.”