PM assures Bangla oppn occasion of inking Teesta water-sharing pact

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday instructed a delegation of Jatiya occasion leaders that he’ll do his finest to ink a treaty with Bangladesh on water-sharing of Teesta and different frequent rivers.
Modi got here up with the peace of mind whereas assembly with a four-member delegation of Jatiya Party, the official Opposition occasion in Bangladesh.
Although Khaleda Zia’s BNP can also be an Opposition occasion, they weren’t a part of the delegation.
The delegation raised the longstanding situation of water-sharing of Teesta and different 54 frequent rivers with India and urged Modi to take efficient measures to resolve the difficulty.
Bangladesh Opposition Leader Raushan Ershad, Deputy Leader of the Opposition G M Quader, Secretary-General of the occasion Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu and co-chairman Ruhul Amin Hawlader had been current.
“Discussions at the technical level are going on in this regard. We must sign the treaty,” Bablu quoted Modi as saying.
“We have requested the Indian prime minister to introduce an on-arrival visa for Bangladeshi citizens, increasing people-to-people connectivity. We also urged him to increase scholarships for Bangladeshi students,” Quader instructed The Daily Star. Later, Modi introduced scholarships for college students.