Dhaka, May 16: Bangladesh’s ruling BNP on Saturday said the country’s relations with India “will depend on” a new Ganges Water Sharing Treaty as it sought talks for an agreement in line with Dhaka’s “expectations and needs”.
The Indo-Bangladesh Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, signed in 1996, is due to expire in December. “We want to send a clear message to the Indian government that a (new Ganges) treaty must be implemented immediately through discussions according to the expectations and needs of Bangladesh’s people,” BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said. (PTI)
