Bangladesh water resource minister in Delhi to talk on Teesta

Bangladesh Water Resource Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud arrives in New Delhi on Saturday evening for a crucial talk on Teesta water sharing and other relevant issues with his Indian counterpart Uma Bharati. A senior diplomatic official in the Bangladesh High Commission...

New Delhi reassures Dhaka over Teesta water-sharing deal

India has reassured Bangladesh that it is taking all necessary steps to clear the long-pending Teesta water-sharing agreement. “We are trying to take all stakeholders on board so that it (agreement) does not face any hurdles,” said a government official quoting Indian...

Oh, Teesta!

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...

35pc Teesta people had to leave profession

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...

Teesta deal in joint statement

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...