Aug 25, 2015
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said on Thursday her government was actively considering construction of a tunnel under the Brahmaputra river to link Balashighat in Gaibandha district with Bahadurabadghat of Jamalpur district, according to our correspondent from...
Aug 25, 2015
Bangladeshi river experts and environmentalists expressed concern over India’s fresh move to implement the controversial river linking project that will connect trans-boundary rivers and divert water to southern Indian states. The project, if implemented, will...
Aug 25, 2015
1. At the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, paid a State visit to Bangladesh from 6-7June 2015. 2. During...
Aug 25, 2015
Four years ago, when Bangladesh and India reached an understanding on sharing the Teesta water, people built their hopes up for an increased flow in the shared river. But soon what they saw in reality dashed their hopes: the much-needed Teesta deal fell through. In...
Aug 25, 2015
A total of 35 percent of the people dependent on Teesta river lost their ancestral profession in last two decades because of low flow of water in the river. At least 42 percent people had to relocate their homesteads for 10 times due to riverbank erosion, losing of...
Aug 25, 2015
Modi says Tipaimukh project will not be taken forward in its present form. One of the key contentious issues between India and Bangladesh — the sharing of Teesta river waters — finally made it to the joint statement, reaffirming India’s commitment to settle the issue...
