‘BD to take water issue to int’l forum’

Water Resources Minister Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Wednesday said the government will place the regional water issue at the international forum if it fails to realise equitable share of water of trans-boundary rivers through negotiations with India. “We want to resolve the water problems through negotiations with India. Definitely, we’ll go to the international forum, if we fail to realise the equitable share of water of the common rivers,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a workshop in Dhaka. Institute of Water Modelling (IWM) in association with Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia, jointly organised the workshop on a research titled ‘Bangladesh Integrated Water Resources Assessment’ at Brac Centre Inn. CSIRO water expert Dr Mac Kirby made a power-point presentation highlighting the findings of a study conducted on Bangladesh’s water problem, according to a news agency.