Tale of Teesta
Tale of TeestaFlash floods swell Teesta, submerge floodplains in 3 districts
Flash floods have marooned approximately 10,000 people of five unions under Gangachara and 5,000 people of six unions under Dimla
India never shows any ‘big-brother’ attitude towards Bangladesh: Doraiswami
India is committed to taking forward the strong relations with Bangladesh in the next 50 years and beyond focusing on mutual benefits and expanding it to all the sectors
Teesta bridge cost increases even before project starts
The Teesta bridge project term has ended even before work on it could commence. The term of the project has been extended and the costs have been increased by Tk 1.55 billion
Feni river belongs to Bangladesh, says Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said Bangladesh’s long-pending problems with India could not be resolved as the current government has no ...
Indian FS discusses Rohingya, but no progress on Teesta
India is working hard internally to resolve the outstanding issues with Bangladesh, reports UNB quoting India’s visiting foreign secretary Vijay Keshav Gokhale, reports UNB.However, there is no ...
Teesta, Rohingya in focus as Dhaka-Delhi talks begin
Bangladesh and India are discussing the whole range of bilateral issues, including the much-sought Teesta water-sharing and Rohingya issues, at the official talks being held in Dhaka on Monday, ...
Tale of Teesta
Teesta’s deep water dilemma
Relations between Bangladesh and India may be at an all-time high, but Teesta remains a bone of contention. Two prime ministers of India had promised Bangladesh its due share of the river’s waters, ...
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A Teesta deal surely by 2018, foretells minister
Dhaka has failed to secure a water-sharing treaty on the Teesta river despite almost three decades of effort. Such an agreement could have ensured availability of Teesta waters on the Bangladesh side ...
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More sand than water in Teesta
Hossain Ali, an octogenarian, lives in Dahagram, on the bank of the river Teesta. "There is less water in the river, which makes the land dry. Cultivation gets more difficult," he said on 29 April ...
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It’s India which should take the decision
Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina, before the end of her trip to India, and also when she returned to Dhaka, told the media rather ironically, “I wanted Teesta’s water, but didi [Mamata ...
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