Rajshahi Reporter:
‘Bangladesh has faced huge losses as a result of the unequal agreement that Bangladesh has taken the Ganges water with India in 1996. The public life and biodiversity of Bangladesh is under threat as a result of the Farakka Dam - environmental organization Bangladesh Nadi Bachao Andolan, Rajshahi branch, a human chain organized by the organization.
On Thursday (May 11) at 11 am Rajshahi Saheb Bazar Zero Point, a human chain was organized to demand the fair share of water of Ganga river and balanced distribution of water for all the same rivers.
Bangladesh River Bachao Andolan, Rajshahi Branch President and Rajshahi University Professor Dr. Iftikharul Alam Masood presided over this human chain, prominent river researcher, president of Heritage Rajshahi Mahbub Siddiqui, leader of the state reform movement freedom fighter Mahmud Jamal Quaderi, president of environment save movement Jamaat Khan, Rajshahi University Folklore department teacher Dr. Amirul Islam Kanak, freedom fighter Noor Hossain Molla, Ahbaz Alfaz Hossain of Rajshahi branch of Basder, journalist Dr. Sadiqul Islam Swapan, social activist Habibur Rahman, student leader Mohabbat Hossain Milon etc. conducted the meeting by Bangladesh Nadi Bachao Andolan, Rajshahi Branch General Secretary Engineer Md. Ahsan Habib.
The speakers said in the human chain that India has violated all international laws by damming and withdrawing water unilaterally, which has resulted in a tropical desertification process in Bangladesh, which has adversely affected the life and biodiversity.
The speakers also said that Bangladesh is being deprived of minimum water after the Ganga water agreement. 30 years, the 30th year Metadi is at the end of the agreement, so that no unequal agreement is made by this government, there is a strong demand for the distribution of the same river water between Bangladesh and India on the basis of equality of international law.
