Mamata orders probe into addl Teesta water release

Paschimbanga Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has directed the authorities concerned to investigate whether water of the Teesta River is being released into Bangladesh in a larger quantity. Irrigation Minister of the state Rajib Banerjee said the Chief Minister made an...

Hasina may cancel visit due to failed Teesta deal

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s planned visit to India later this month has become uncertain as India “failed” to ensure the signing of the Teesta water sharing deal and passage of the land boundary agreement, media here reported today. Read...

Dhaka wants timeframe to resolve Teesta, LBA issues

Bangladesh will seek “specific timeframe” from India to settle the Teesta water sharing and implement land boundary agreement in the upcoming foreign ministers’ level meeting in New Delhi. The third Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting to be held on Sept 20...

Mamata rules out agreeing to Teesta treaty

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today made it clear that her government would agree to the India–Bangladesh Teesta water sharing treaty only after getting nod for it from the people of north Bengal and never at the cost of the region drying up. Read...