The long-awaited ministerial-level meeting of Bangladesh India Joint River Commission (JRC) began at Sushma Swaraj Bhaban in New Delhi, India on Thursday afternoon.
India’s Jal Shakti (Water Resources) Minister Gajendra Singh Shakhawat and State Minister for Water Resources of Bangladesh Zaheed Farooque are leading their respective sides in the meeting, reports BSS.
Deputy Minister of Bangladesh Water Resources Ministry AKM Enamul Hoque Shameem also joined the meeting.
Meanwhile, the secretary-level meeting of Bangladesh India JRC was held here on Tuesday. The officials of the two countries had a threadbare discussion on sharing of water and other issues, meeting sources said.
In the meeting, the two sides will finalize some issues which are remained pending for long, sources familiar with the development told media on Thursday.
Sources however, hinted that related issues would be finalized in today’s meeting but documents would likely to be signed during the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s India visit in early next month.
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