Water Security: Dhaka-Delhi meet on water, security

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Friday, January 7, 2011

Dhaka-Delhi meet on water, security

Dhaka, Jan 6 (bdnews24.com)--The government is going to hold three separate meetings with India on water sharing, security, and transit and trade during this month.
Water resources ministry will hold a secretary-level meeting with its Indian counterpart on January 10-11 in Dhaka.

Water resources secretary Shaikh Md Wahid-uz-Zaman will discuss water sharing of Teesta and other common rivers with his Indian counterpart Dhruv Vijai Singh, said a foreign ministry official.

They will also follow-up on different development works stipulated in joint communiqué declared by prime minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian premier Manmohan Singh in New Delhi in January last year, he said.

"It is expected that the Indian premier will make an announcement on water sharing of Teesta during his reciprocal visit to Bangladesh," he added.

Manmohan was scheduled to visit Bangladesh in January, but not it is not clear exactly when he will be in Dhaka.

Home secretary level meeting between the two countries will be held from January 17 to 19 in Dhaka and the agenda include security, human trafficking and easy visa procedure. More >>>