The BNP acting secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, has said the outstanding problems between Bangladesh and India will have to be solved to make the Indian premier's visit to Dhaka next month a success.
'Our expectation will be that the problems of Bangladesh with India will be resolved to make the visit a success. We expect that we'll get the due share of the Teesta and Ganges waters, and the construction of Tipaimukh Dam will be stopped,' he told a function.
National Democratic Party organised the function at the National Press Club marking the third death anniversary of its founder Anwar Zahid.
Fakhrul said it would have been better had the government held a national debate over the deals to be signed during the visit of the Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh.
'If she (PM Sheikh Hasina) goes into talks with her Indian counterpart taking the total support of the nation, it'll strengthen her hand,' the BNP acting secretary general said.
'But', Fakhrul said, 'They (govt) won't do it as they are caught up in many ways. So, no noble thing can be achieved by a weak-kneed attitude and spirit.'
Source : New Age
