Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks at the Parliament on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Focus BanglaBangladesh has inked the MoU on humanitarian consideration, Sheikh Hasina saysDescribing the signing of memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India on sharing water of Feni River as a “temporary arrangement”, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh has inked the MoU on humanitarian consideration. “In October, we signed a MoU with India for withdrawing 1.82 cusec of water from the Feni river to supply drinking water for the people of Subroom of Tripura State,” she said. Sheikh Hasina said the MoU is a temporary arrangement which will be implemented on seven conditions. “The issue of 1.82 cusec drinking water mentioned in the MoU will be adjusted later by including it during the signing of agreement on water sharing of Feni River,” she said. In this connection, she said Bangladesh and India agreed on lifting 1.82 cusec water from the Feni River for supplying of drinking water to the people of Sabroom town at the water resources secretary-level meeting held on January 4-5 in 2010.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 14, 2019 04:46 UTC