Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged India to sign the Teesta water sharing treaty and implement the Land Boundary Agreement “as soon as possible.”
She told an Indian delegation on Saturday that the Teesta deal should be inked at the earliest as Bangladesh needed more water in the lean period.
The delegation was led by General (retd) V.K. Singh, Union Minister of State for Development of Northeastern Region, External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs.
Ms. Hasina hoped that all pending issues with India would be solved mutually.
The official BSS news agency reported that the Prime Minister had requested India to give Bangladesh transit to Nepal and Bhutan through Indian soil. General (retd) V.K. Singh said India would act positively in this regard, adding that a rail line should be built connecting Bangladesh with Nepal and Bhutan.
He expressed gratitude to Bangladesh for allowing the use of the Ashuganj river port for transporting rice to Tripura.
He said the government of India would soon construct an 11-km road from Akhaura to Agartala for goods transportation.
He told Ms. Hasina that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was keen on visiting Bangladesh.
The Indian delegation included Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, Minister of Industry of Tripura Tapan Chakravarty, Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran and the president of India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Matlub Ahmad.
