The BNP is going to organise a ‘long-march’ programme towards the Teesta river on Apr 22. The party’s acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told a media briefing on Wednesday that the they would march to Nilphamari’s Jaldhaka Upazila from Dhaka. This appears to be an attempt to whip up public sentiments over dwindling water in the river for farmers in northern Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh were all set to sign a deal on sharing the waters of Teesta in 2010, but Delhi backed off after strident protests from West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerji. — bdnews24.com
