The recent recommendations made by India's Parliamentary Standing Committee to initiate a meaningful dialogue with Bangladesh regarding Teesta water sharing agreement has generated hope in Dhaka.
"It is surely encouraging and meaningful, especially MPs from all political parties of India are there in this committee. That is why such a recommendation generated hope among us," spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Seheli Sabrin told reporters at the weekly media briefing at foreign ministry on Thursday.
She said the committee's recommendations to reaching consensus on Teesta water sharing through meaningful dialogue with Dhaka to strengthen the further relations between the two countries has drawn attention to the Bangladesh foreign ministry.
Bangladesh has described the recent recommendations, made by India's Parliamentary Standing Committee, as "encouraging and significant" regarding the Teesta water-sharing agreement.
"We have also informed regarding the matter from our mission in New Delhi. It is surely encouraging and significant," she said.
The spokesperson said Bangladesh foreign ministry believed that the diplomatic efforts regarding the signing of much-awaited Teesta water sharing agreement would be further strengthen with reference of the Indian parliamentary committee's recommendation in the coming days.
The standing committee composed of all parties' lawmakers submitted the report on 'India's Neighborhood First Policy' in both the houses of the Parliament--Rajyasabha, upper house and Loksabha, lower house-- on July 25.
P P Chaudhary, chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs is from BJP.
According to media report, important members of the parliament like former Home Minister of Congress P Chidambaram, Abhishek Banerjee of TMC, BJP MP Swapan Dasgutpa and other 27 members of Parliament of Rajyasabha and Loksabha are the members of the committee.
