Bangladesh seeks China support for Teesta restoration project

DHAKA: The Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh govt has sought China’s “involvement and support” for the Teesta restoration project, a determination that risks clouding New Delhi-Dhaka relations, arsenic the second pushes India to enactment towards implementing the 2011 Teesta water-sharing pact blocked by outgoing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Dhaka has been demanding a greater stock of Teesta’s waters nether the statement — which is pending for galore reasons, including deficiency of coordination betwixt Centre and Bengal. Many successful Bangladesh anticipation that with BJP, which is astatine the Centre, soon to signifier govt successful Bengal, determination is an accidental to revisit the treaty. Chinese overseas curate Wang Yi, pursuing a gathering with Bangladeshi counterpart Khalilur Rahman present connected Wednesday, said China supported Bangladesh’s caller govt successful maintaining unity and stability, revitalising economical improvement and improving people’s well-being. The 2 sides discussed issues related to the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project — a large inaugural by Dhaka to dredge, embank, and negociate the stream that flows done Sikkim and Bengal successful India earlier entering Bangladesh — majorly for flood power and irrigation, govt officials said. Without being specific, Wang lone said China was consenting to proceed providing Bangladesh with enactment and assistance to the champion of its ability. China was acceptable to beforehand alignment of the highquality Belt and Road practice with Bangladesh's nationalist improvement strategies, deepen practice successful accepted areas similar economy, trade, investment, infrastructure, h2o conservancy and people-to-people exchanges, helium said.

Wang said China was besides looking astatine expanding practice successful emerging industries, specified arsenic greenish improvement and integer economy. Khalilur said China had ever been a trustworthy and indispensable person and spouse to Bangladesh.