BD getting 'due' share of Teesta water : Rizvi
Bangladesh is receiving its 'due' share of Teesta river water though the government is yet to sign a treaty with India over water-sharing, Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Adviser Gawher Rizvi has claimed, reports bdnews24.com.
His statement comes a year after India deferred the signing of a treaty on Teesta river water sharing following objections from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
"We did not get less water though the treaty was not signed. We are getting our due share," Rizvi said at a seminar Friday.
He, however, declined to comment on when the treaty could be signed.
Referring to India's commitment to ink the treaty, the adviser said, "India's central government is trying its best to have the West Bengal government agreed on the treaty."
He felt the geographical positioning of Bangladesh is an opportunity to turn the country into a business hub in the South and South-East Asia through development of communications system.
The seminar was organised by 'Biswa Shanti O Manobadhikar Andolon Bangladesh' at the National Press Club.