Apr 18, 2013
External Affairs Minister Salman Khursid has said if needed, India is ready for an amendment in the Constitution to resolve the Teesta river water dispute with Bangladesh. The Farrukhabad MP, who was speaking here yesterday, also expressed hope that the border dispute...
Apr 18, 2013
India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan have planned 552 hydropower projects in the Himalayas. Some of these are under construction, some have been completed and still others are on the drawing board. When they are implemented some of them will impact Bangladesh. Read...
Apr 18, 2013
Amid fresh concerns in Bangladesh over the construction of two proposed dams in Meghalaya, State Power Minister Clement Marak said Wednesday construction of the hydropower projects would not have any impact in Bangladesh. Power-starved Meghalaya is proposing to...
Apr 18, 2013
Shillong, April 10 — Bangladesh has opposed construction of two hydro-based power projects along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya until India and Bangladesh signs a water sharing agreement. Meghalaya power minister Clement Marak told the assembly on...
Apr 18, 2013
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni Tuesday said that visiting Indian President Pranab Mukherjee had conveyed “very strongly” that the Indian government is “fully committed” to the assurances given to Dhaka on two outstanding issues – the Teesta water-sharing...
Apr 18, 2013
President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday conveyed to the top Bangladesh leadership India’s commitment to an early conclusion of Teesta river water-sharing deal and implementing the land boundary agreement as he sought to give a substantive content to bilateral ties...
