Jatiya Party, a component of the ruling combine, is launching a
long-march from the city towards Teesta Barrage on Tuesday demanding
just share of Teesta water from India.
Party chairman Hussein Mohammad Ershad MP will lead the two-day long-march, which will start from the party's Banani office in the city at 9am.
JP secretary general A B M Ruhul Amin Hawlader in a press release here on Monday said the motorcade of 2,000 cars would set out from Dhaka and another 2,000 cars will join it after it reaches Rangpur town.
The long-march will stay overnight in Rangpur on Tuesday and will restart from Rangpur Zilla School the next morning for Teesta Barrage at Dalia in Nilphamari district.
Ershad will address a public rally on Teesta Barrage ground on Wednesday afternoon. He will also address 16 street rallies during the two-day long-march, Ruhul said in the media statement.
"Though India is our friendly neighbouring country, they want to turn Bangladesh into desert by constructing dams on different common rivers. We'll create awareness among the people [against the dams] through the long-march," he said.
The JP secretary general alleged that India was behaving inhumanly with Bangladesh.
Though the deal on Teesta water sharing was expected to be signed during Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Dhaka in September last year, the attempt remained unfruitful as West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee raised her objection at the last moment.
Later, Manmohan said the issue of not signing the Teesta deal was sorrowful.
Agriculture of the country's northern region depends mostly on water of the Teesta, a common river that flows through West Bengal. Bangladesh wants sufficient share of its water in all seasons throughout the year.
Party chairman Hussein Mohammad Ershad MP will lead the two-day long-march, which will start from the party's Banani office in the city at 9am.
JP secretary general A B M Ruhul Amin Hawlader in a press release here on Monday said the motorcade of 2,000 cars would set out from Dhaka and another 2,000 cars will join it after it reaches Rangpur town.
The long-march will stay overnight in Rangpur on Tuesday and will restart from Rangpur Zilla School the next morning for Teesta Barrage at Dalia in Nilphamari district.
Ershad will address a public rally on Teesta Barrage ground on Wednesday afternoon. He will also address 16 street rallies during the two-day long-march, Ruhul said in the media statement.
"Though India is our friendly neighbouring country, they want to turn Bangladesh into desert by constructing dams on different common rivers. We'll create awareness among the people [against the dams] through the long-march," he said.
The JP secretary general alleged that India was behaving inhumanly with Bangladesh.
Though the deal on Teesta water sharing was expected to be signed during Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Dhaka in September last year, the attempt remained unfruitful as West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee raised her objection at the last moment.
Later, Manmohan said the issue of not signing the Teesta deal was sorrowful.
Agriculture of the country's northern region depends mostly on water of the Teesta, a common river that flows through West Bengal. Bangladesh wants sufficient share of its water in all seasons throughout the year.
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