Teesta

File photo of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Indian PM Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in one frame. Photo: Collected
South Asia

West Bengal was notified about water treaty with Bangladesh: Indian govt sources

According to the pact, India is set to build a large reservoir and related infrastructure to manage and conserve Teesta water

Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Teesta crosses danger mark as major rivers swell in Gaibandha

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Child drowns, 7 missing as boat capsizes in Teesta River

File photo of Foreign Minister Md Hasan Mahmud. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

India interested to finance Bangladesh's Teesta project: FM Hasan Mahmud

Basad leaders inaugurate Dhaka-Teesta road march on 21 April 2024. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Basad launches 3-day road march in protest of India's water policy

India and Bangladesh signed the Ganga water-sharing treaty in 1996, which is due to expire in 2026 but may be extended by mutual agreement. Photo: Collected
Thoughts

World Water Day: People's cry along Teesta River

File Photo: Farakka Barrage/ Collected
Bangladesh

Int'l Farakka Committee urges Dhaka, Delhi to renew Ganges treaty, sign new treaty on Teesta

Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Possibility of flash flood is lessening in Teesta basin

File photo of Teesta River. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Panic grips people living by Teesta as river flowing 30cm above danger level

Yumthang valleys greenish sparkling water reminds one of precious stones. Photos: Farid Farabi
Explorer

Sikkim: A small piece of heaven on earth

The river has been eroding its banks for the last three months. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Teesta erosion worsens in Kurigram; 50 homes swept away

File Photo/UNB
Bangladesh

Teesta flowing 20cm above danger level in Lalmonirhat, several hundred families stranded

India and Bangladesh signed the Ganga water-sharing treaty in 1996, which is due to expire in 2026 but may be extended by mutual agreement. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Indian parliamentary body's recommendation on Teesta deal encouraging: MoFA