A deal for sharing the Teesta River water between Bangladesh and India has already been inked, claims Awami League Advisory Council member Suranjit Sengupta.
On Monday, the state owned news agency Bangladesh Shangbad Shangstha quoted Suranjit as saying: “The Teesta agreement has already been inked. The agreement awaits implementation.”
He urged Khaleda not to make it a 'political issue' while speaking at a discussion in the capital organised by the Bangabandhu Academy.
Senior Awami League leader Suranjit said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has announced a Long March towards Teesta to challenge India’s control of the water.
“Law enforcing agencies will take action if the Long March turns violent,” Suranjit added.
The much awaited Teesta agreement was set to be signed during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Dhaka visit in 2011. But the Indian government dropped the deal after the West Bengal chief minister pulled herself out of Manmohan's delegation in protest of the deal.
The total length of the Teesta is 309 km. Originating in the Himalayas, it travels through India’s West Bengal state to enter Rangpur division in Bangladesh. It ultimately merges with the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh.
