BANGLADESH NEWS
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for signing the much-awaited Teesta water sharing agreement with India at an early date for mutual benefits.
She expressed this when former Indian president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam called on her at her Jatiya Sangsad office in the capital.
“There is a high expectation of inking the Teesta water sharing deal at an early date,” the PM said.
Deputy Press Secretary to the PM Bijan Lal Dev briefed journalists after the meeting.
During the meeting with Kalam, Hasina reiterated that Bangladesh attaches highest importance to its relationship with India.
She mentioned that bilateral trade between Dhaka and New Delhi has boosted substantially, especially the export of Bangladesh's readymade garment products to India, following reciprocal visits of the premiers of India and Bangladesh to each other's country.
Terming poverty a common enemy of the region, she said, “We should fight together against poverty to achieve our goal.”
Kalam said rural development should be the main focus to alleviate poverty. He stressed the need for regional cooperation, extended up to the Asia-Pacific region, to this end.
He appreciated Digital Bangladesh and Vision 2021 concepts of Bangladesh and lauded the country's sustainable economic development.
He is on a two-day visit to Bangladesh to attend the 33rd foundation day celebration of Cirdap.
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