bdnews24.com, Dhaka

Secretarial-level talks of the Joint Rivers Commission start on Monday in Dhaka to discuss water-related issues including the signing of the Teesta water-sharing deal between Bangladesh and India.
Indian water resources secretary U N Panjiar arrived in town on Sunday evening with six delegates for the three-day talks at the state guest house Meghna, an Indian high commission official told the new agency.
Shaikh Mohammed Wahid-uz-Zaman, water resources secretary, will lead the Bangladesh side at the talks that will focus on four issues including a possible agreement on sharing Teesta waters during prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming visit. [Read more]