Dhaka, Aug 24 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged India to seal the Teesta water-sharing agreement, media reported Sunday. Hasina made the call Saturday when India’s Minister of State for External Affairs General (retd) V.K. Singh paid a visit at her Dhaka residence, bdnews 24 reported. “Hasina said the Teesta water-sharing deal should be inked as soon as possible as Bangladesh needs more water in the lean period,” said an official from the Bangladesh prime minister’s office. “She expressed hope that the Teesta deal will be signed soon by mutual understanding and the Land Boundary Agreement will be implemented,” the official added.
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