Even then, I hope the time lapse upto the Hasina-Manmohan re-scheduled meeting gives an opportunity for India to loosen its mind a little so that we can get a little more Teesta water seaping down its tight fists.No, it was the late decision of Monmohan Singh's entry to the copenhagen summit. World leaders are expecting to come to a deal which was not anticipated earlier. Obama gave the consent to the deal which changed the whole equation.
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PM to leave for India Jan 10, Teesta on agenda | Bangladesh | bdnews24.com
PM TO LEAVE FOR INDIA JAN. 10, TEESTA ON AGENDA
Fri, Dec 25th, 2009 12:51 am BdST
Dhaka, Dec 24 (bdnews24.com)猶rime Minister Sheikh Hasina will fly to New Delhi on Jan 10 for a much-anticipated summit with Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, foreign minister Dipu Moni has said.
The foreign minister told reporters Thursday that Sheikh Hasina would discuss the critical matter of sharing water of the common river Teesta, among a gamut of bilateral issues.
"We are in negotiations on Teesta water sharing. The Indian water resources secretary is coming to Bangladesh on Jan 3 to expedite the negotiation," Dipu Moni told a press briefing at the foreign ministry.
Teesta is important to Bangladesh as its largest irrigation project is dependent on the common river.
Bangladesh Water Development Board sources say over 750,000 hectares of land is irrigated by the Teesta.
Sheikh Hasina was scheduled to visit New Delhi earlier this month, but the trip was deferred as both she and Manmohan Singh were attending the UN climate conference in Copenhagen.
PM TO LEAVE FOR INDIA JAN. 10, TEESTA ON AGENDA
Fri, Dec 25th, 2009 12:51 am BdST
Dhaka, Dec 24 (bdnews24.com)猶rime Minister Sheikh Hasina will fly to New Delhi on Jan 10 for a much-anticipated summit with Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, foreign minister Dipu Moni has said.
The foreign minister told reporters Thursday that Sheikh Hasina would discuss the critical matter of sharing water of the common river Teesta, among a gamut of bilateral issues.
"We are in negotiations on Teesta water sharing. The Indian water resources secretary is coming to Bangladesh on Jan 3 to expedite the negotiation," Dipu Moni told a press briefing at the foreign ministry.
Teesta is important to Bangladesh as its largest irrigation project is dependent on the common river.
Bangladesh Water Development Board sources say over 750,000 hectares of land is irrigated by the Teesta.
Sheikh Hasina was scheduled to visit New Delhi earlier this month, but the trip was deferred as both she and Manmohan Singh were attending the UN climate conference in Copenhagen.
Teesta water sharing deal unlikely
Indian water secretary due on January 3
Shahidul Islam Chowdhury
The signing of a full-fledged agreement on the sharing of Teesta River’s water between Bangladesh and India is still unlikely unless India decides at the highest political level to sign the deal during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming visit to Delhi next month.
But the signing of a brief Memorandum of Understanding on sharing Teesta’s water is a possibility as the Indian water resources secretary, UN Panjiar, will come to Dhaka on January 3 and stay for four days to discuss the nitty-gritty details of sharing the waters of common rivers including Teesta.
‘The water resources secretaries of the two countries will discuss various issues including the sharing of Teesta River’s water in the first week of January. But we’re yet to set a date for the minister-level meeting of the JRC (Joint Rivers Commission),’ said foreign affairs minister Dipu Moni on Thursday.
Water resources minister Ramesh Chandra Sen told New Age on Thursday that he was ready to join a ministerial-level meeting of the JRC at any time. ‘We have completed the paper work, but everything depends on India.’
Foreign affairs secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes said on Thursday that the government is trying to hammer out an agreement on sharing Teesta River’s water as soon as possible.
‘Technical experts of the two countries held a meeting in Dhaka recently. Now a (water) secretary-level meeting will be held which will lead to the minister-level meeting of the Joint Rivers Commission,’ he said.
‘We will try to arrange a minister-level meeting of the JRC before the prime minister’s upcoming visit,’ said the foreign affairs secretary. ‘It will be held immediately after her visit if it isn’t possible before the visit.’
The secretary of the water resources ministry, Sheikh M Wahiduzzaman, confirmed that he would raise the issue of the sharing of Teesta River’s water during the meeting with his Indian counterpart here. ‘I’ll certainly raise the Teesta issue,’ he said firmly.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will fly to New Delhi on January 10 for a four-day state visit. Sources close to her told New Age that she had requested her Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, during meetings with him at the intervals of different international conferences to agree to an accord on the sharing of Teesta River’s water.
A senior official of the foreign affairs ministry told New Age on Thursday that a minister-level meeting of the JRC before the prime minister’s visit seemed unlikely as the secretary-level meeting would end on January 6, only four days before the PM’s visit.
Dhaka has, however, ‘unofficially’ let it be known that it expects an agreement on the sharing of the Teesta’s water, said the official.
Mohamed Mijarul Quayes said earlier that the highest political levels of the two countries could decide any time whether a full-fledged ‘agreement’ or a brief written commitment would be made on the issue.
The outgoing Indian high commissioner, Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty, told reporters on December 3 that the signing of an agreement on the Teesta would require intervention by the highest political levels of the two countries.
Dhaka is asking New Delhi to hold a minister-level meeting of the JRC. India has persistently expressed its inability to hold the meeting in last six years although at least two meetings are supposed to be held each year as per the rules of the JRC.
The two governments have so far readied the drafts of three agreements for being signed during Hasina’s visit: mutual legal assistance in criminal matters; combating international terrorism, organised crime and illicit drug trafficking; and transfer of sentenced persons. The Indian Cabinet recently approved the deal for returning sentenced persons.
The outstanding issues that Bangladesh has been trying to settle with India for several years include finalising the agreements for sharing the water of the Teesta and six other rivers, lands in adverse possession, un-demarcated borders, Dahagram and Angarpota enclaves and the Teen Bigha corridor.
New Delhi is also eager to designate Ashuganj in Brahmanbaria as a new port of call for Indian vessels and to be allowed to use Chittagong Port. Dhaka has agreed to let India carry over-sized equipment via Bangladesh to one of its north-eastern states to set up a power plant there.
Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India, which was earlier slated to begin on December 19, was deferred to January 10. She is going there on an invitation from Manmohan Singh.
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Indian water secretary due on January 3
Shahidul Islam Chowdhury
The signing of a full-fledged agreement on the sharing of Teesta River’s water between Bangladesh and India is still unlikely unless India decides at the highest political level to sign the deal during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming visit to Delhi next month.
But the signing of a brief Memorandum of Understanding on sharing Teesta’s water is a possibility as the Indian water resources secretary, UN Panjiar, will come to Dhaka on January 3 and stay for four days to discuss the nitty-gritty details of sharing the waters of common rivers including Teesta.
‘The water resources secretaries of the two countries will discuss various issues including the sharing of Teesta River’s water in the first week of January. But we’re yet to set a date for the minister-level meeting of the JRC (Joint Rivers Commission),’ said foreign affairs minister Dipu Moni on Thursday.
Water resources minister Ramesh Chandra Sen told New Age on Thursday that he was ready to join a ministerial-level meeting of the JRC at any time. ‘We have completed the paper work, but everything depends on India.’
Foreign affairs secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes said on Thursday that the government is trying to hammer out an agreement on sharing Teesta River’s water as soon as possible.
‘Technical experts of the two countries held a meeting in Dhaka recently. Now a (water) secretary-level meeting will be held which will lead to the minister-level meeting of the Joint Rivers Commission,’ he said.
‘We will try to arrange a minister-level meeting of the JRC before the prime minister’s upcoming visit,’ said the foreign affairs secretary. ‘It will be held immediately after her visit if it isn’t possible before the visit.’
The secretary of the water resources ministry, Sheikh M Wahiduzzaman, confirmed that he would raise the issue of the sharing of Teesta River’s water during the meeting with his Indian counterpart here. ‘I’ll certainly raise the Teesta issue,’ he said firmly.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will fly to New Delhi on January 10 for a four-day state visit. Sources close to her told New Age that she had requested her Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, during meetings with him at the intervals of different international conferences to agree to an accord on the sharing of Teesta River’s water.
A senior official of the foreign affairs ministry told New Age on Thursday that a minister-level meeting of the JRC before the prime minister’s visit seemed unlikely as the secretary-level meeting would end on January 6, only four days before the PM’s visit.
Dhaka has, however, ‘unofficially’ let it be known that it expects an agreement on the sharing of the Teesta’s water, said the official.
Mohamed Mijarul Quayes said earlier that the highest political levels of the two countries could decide any time whether a full-fledged ‘agreement’ or a brief written commitment would be made on the issue.
The outgoing Indian high commissioner, Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty, told reporters on December 3 that the signing of an agreement on the Teesta would require intervention by the highest political levels of the two countries.
Dhaka is asking New Delhi to hold a minister-level meeting of the JRC. India has persistently expressed its inability to hold the meeting in last six years although at least two meetings are supposed to be held each year as per the rules of the JRC.
The two governments have so far readied the drafts of three agreements for being signed during Hasina’s visit: mutual legal assistance in criminal matters; combating international terrorism, organised crime and illicit drug trafficking; and transfer of sentenced persons. The Indian Cabinet recently approved the deal for returning sentenced persons.
The outstanding issues that Bangladesh has been trying to settle with India for several years include finalising the agreements for sharing the water of the Teesta and six other rivers, lands in adverse possession, un-demarcated borders, Dahagram and Angarpota enclaves and the Teen Bigha corridor.
New Delhi is also eager to designate Ashuganj in Brahmanbaria as a new port of call for Indian vessels and to be allowed to use Chittagong Port. Dhaka has agreed to let India carry over-sized equipment via Bangladesh to one of its north-eastern states to set up a power plant there.
Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India, which was earlier slated to begin on December 19, was deferred to January 10. She is going there on an invitation from Manmohan Singh.
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So why Hasina is going to India and to achive what accomplishment???
1) To sign a prisoners/criminals exchange treaty. Which by the way is not going to be effective as even without a treaty india already gets its wishes by using Awami stooge act and running direct ops inside Bangladesh.
2) To sign a farcical transit treaty to Nepal and Bhutan. Because this is far from reality, india will not let that happen in many many years and not significan in total trade volume.
3) 100-300 MW electricity no going to happen in many years as grids are ready for it. And not going to make much difference.
4) Teesta water saring treaty is very much off as india already refusing to do anything on it.
5) Not a single word by Awami stooge govt against Tipaimukh dam and impending disester
These are reasons why Hasina going to India:
1) To provide India land transit - corridor.
2) To provide india rail passage through Jumana brige and through future Padma bridge
3) Allow india to push more of its goods using border market and destroy Bangladesh small & cottage industry and agri farms.
4) Allowing indian poultry products and destroy Bangladeshi poultry industry.
5) Allow more interference and subversive activities under security and other dubious framework.
Well it's getting more and more evident Awami govt is for serving indian govt wishes than serving people of Bangladesh.
1) To sign a prisoners/criminals exchange treaty. Which by the way is not going to be effective as even without a treaty india already gets its wishes by using Awami stooge act and running direct ops inside Bangladesh.
2) To sign a farcical transit treaty to Nepal and Bhutan. Because this is far from reality, india will not let that happen in many many years and not significan in total trade volume.
3) 100-300 MW electricity no going to happen in many years as grids are ready for it. And not going to make much difference.
4) Teesta water saring treaty is very much off as india already refusing to do anything on it.
5) Not a single word by Awami stooge govt against Tipaimukh dam and impending disester
These are reasons why Hasina going to India:
1) To provide India land transit - corridor.
2) To provide india rail passage through Jumana brige and through future Padma bridge
3) Allow india to push more of its goods using border market and destroy Bangladesh small & cottage industry and agri farms.
4) Allowing indian poultry products and destroy Bangladeshi poultry industry.
5) Allow more interference and subversive activities under security and other dubious framework.
Well it's getting more and more evident Awami govt is for serving indian govt wishes than serving people of Bangladesh.
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That is what bangladeshis want her to do. She has got a poular mandate. Your vote was sadly, just not enough to bring back Khalida Zia to power yet again. Bad luck for that !!
I guess government policies are not made up on the basis of biased likes and dislikes of few stray people like you and me.
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A little relenting by India on the water issue would go a long way. BD is a nation whom India helped attain independence , therefore , it's the doubly responsibility of India to not cause any harm to BD, knowingly or unknowlingly.
A proper , Iron clad water sharing treaty supervised by a International body is a necissicity to ensure that Bangladesh does not face a shortage which damages it's crops or Industry.
BD being the smaller party here , needs proper redressal of It's issue , India has to be more benovelant wrt BD and it's concerns. Time to be a true big brother and not big bully.
A proper , Iron clad water sharing treaty supervised by a International body is a necissicity to ensure that Bangladesh does not face a shortage which damages it's crops or Industry.
BD being the smaller party here , needs proper redressal of It's issue , India has to be more benovelant wrt BD and it's concerns. Time to be a true big brother and not big bully.
Why do you continuously repeat stooge, stooge and stooge? Do not you have any other things to contribute to a thread? It is not your stooge thread. Go to that thread and write about your stooge theory. Do not try to destroy all the threads.
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Good joke 
Awami govt proves indian stooge action literally everyday. Its only reasonable to expose these awami indian stooge acts. If you can not face the truth who is holding you from take a hike?
Why you have to try so hard, we already know that Al is Indian stooge, but you are also a RAW agent.
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