Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said she is still hopeful about the Teesta water sharing agreement with India.

"I’m going to India, I’m not going with any condition… discussion is on for Teesta river water sharing and we’re hopeful," she said.

The Prime Minister came up with the remarks replying to a question over her scheduled tour of India at a press conference at her official residence Ganobhaban regarding her recent visits to Morocco and Hungary.

Responding to a question, she said Bangladesh and India have 54 joint rivers. "There’s a joint river commission, they’re discussing the water sharing of these 54 rivers, not only that of the Teesta," she said.

Hasina mentioned that the discussion is on and it will continue. 

The Prime Minister also recalled that the Ganges River water sharing treaty and termed it the most difficult one. “After coming to power in 1996, we were able to ink a long-term deal with India,” she said.