Bangladesh to restart Teesta water talks with India

Key Points

• 1Bangladesh's interim government wants to restart talks with India over the Teesta water sharing treaty.
• 2Advisor on water resources Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said upper-riparian and lower-riparian countries should adhere to international principles.
• 3The Ganges treaty is coming to an end in two years.
• 4Both sides agreed, and a draft of the Teesta water-sharing agreement was prepared.
• 5The agreement was not signed due to the opposition of the West Bengal Chief Minister.