DHAKA, Aug 3, 2023 (BSS) - 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, specially 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 here today. 

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.