Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given India everything it wanted, but failed to realise anything for Bangladesh during her visit to the neighbouring country.

‘The Prime Minister has failed to sign the Teesta water-sharing deal to ensure Bangladeshi people’s due right. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday (Sunday) said she won’t allow taking away Teesta water. This statement has clearly demonstrated that Teesta deal won’t see the light,’ said BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.

He further said, ‘Did the Prime Minister go to Delhi only to give India everything in exchange for anything. Bangladesh has got nothing for depleting Bangladesh’s security system to India.’

The BNP leader came up with the comments while speaking at a press conference at the party’s Nayapaltan central office.

About Mamata’s alternative proposal to Teesta water-sharing agreement, Rizvi said it is nothing but a trick to mislead the people of Bangladesh. ‘It’s an illogical proposal as well.’

According to media reports, Mamata proposed that Bangladesh should use the water of five common rivers to meet its needs instead of Teesta.

The BNP leader said their party will take the issue to international forum for ensuring Bangladesh’s fair share of water from the Teesta River.

‘We’ll remain vocal over the issue. India must give us our due share of water of the river. India has long been carrying out water aggression by unilaterally withdrawing the water of the common river. The people of Bangladesh must put up a strong resistance against the aggression,’ he warned.

Rizvi alleged that though their party repeatedly warned that the country’s people would not accept any defence deal, the Prime Minister has signed defence MoUs with India to prolong its power by weakening the country’s defence system.

‘The government has signed the defence MoUs keeping people in the dark. They’ve kept a gap in the MoUs while signing it for five years as part of their tactic. The MoUs could be renewed after five years. They’ve apparently signed the MoUs so that India keeps them in power for the next five years,’ he observed.

Mentioning that many questions have raised in public mind about the deals and MoUs singed during the Prime Minister’s tour, the BNP leader renewed his party’s demand for making those public immediately.