Tipaimukh

Bangladesh has been voicing her genuine apprehensions of the severe adverse impact of Tipaimukh project with ‘greater exposure to floods during monsoons and low flows during the lean seasons’. The Indian report of 2 June contains a blatant misinformation that ‘in 2009, a team of Bangladesh parliamentarians was airlifted to the site to convince people that the project was for hydro-power and flood control and not irrigation. Details…

Over the last several years I had sought fairly regularly to analyse the Indian moves in regard to Bangladesh’s rightful claims for the equitable and historic shares of waters from the common and trans-boundary rivers. Excepting the 1996 Ganges Treaty, which in my view was one of our rare achievements in obtaining an honestly dealt hand from India, the whole water-sharing talks and exercises till now have been in bad faith,if not in total exploitation by a way more powerful and heartless neighbour. Details…

India’s planned Tipaimukh HEP project and proposed dam has sparked fierce debates in both countries, with particular fears being raised in Bangladesh about the adverse environmental impact it may bring about. As concerns grow that Bangladesh may not be able protect its own interests against a more powerful neighbour, our leaders accuse each other of trying to gain political mileage out of the issue.

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Md.Zahidul Islam (Milton), Sadarpur, Faridpur.

The recent hot topic in our news and print media as well as in the different forum / organization, the mentioned issue- Tipaimukh Dam is very much notable no doubt at all. Situation is like confrontation between two groups as opponent. But actually it’s shouldn’t be like that rather both party should think the greater interest of Bangladesh but not their individual goal or benefit whether it may be politically or economically. Details…

The Tipaimukh barrage

Mahmud ur Rahman Choudhury

Three important events have taken place in Bangladesh since I wrote a commentary last Monday. These are: (1) The Indian external affairs minister has visited Bangladesh barely a month after the AL government took office, (2) Student agitations on various issues have again taken a violent and destructive turn and (3) The Indians are going ahead with the construction of the massive Tipaimukh barrage – all of these events collectively impinge on us in more than one ways but the one which directly affects our very ability to survive is the issue of water-sharing of some 53 common rivers between India and Bangladesh. Details…