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Two accords signed, restrictions on jamdani quota lifted

Indo-Bangla water-sharing talks in three months
NEW DELHI. May 27: A ministerial meeting between Bangladesh and India wlH be held within the next three months in quest of solution to the water-sharing problem, the main irritant in relations between the two closest neighbours.
This was decided at the final round of formal talks between Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and Indian Premier Narasimha Rao today, a source close to the meeting told UNB.
The Indian side agreed to meet "as soon as possible", the source said, aiming to find a mutually acceptable solution to the longstanding problem.
There has been no water-sharing accord between the two countries since the last Memorandum of Undcrstand-
Ing on the Ganges water sharing expired In December 1988.
Since then, Bangladesh, a lower-riparian country, has been facing serious water crisis in dry seasons mainly because of what Is said to be de-hydrational impact of the Farakka barrage constructed by India over the Ganges.
The Ganges flow was recorded at an all-time low. at about 13,000 cusecs at the Hardinge Bridge point, during the recent drought situation that hit severely Bangladesh's northern and southwestern regions.
The last MOU had given Bangladesh 33,000 cusecs of the Ganges flow tn dry seasons.
Foreign Secretary Reaz Rahman told newsmen that the hour long meeting was
held in an atmosphere of warmth and cordiality . reports BSS.
The meeting, he said, was a sort of wrap-up and officials of the two sides were working on the details for the finalisation of the joint communique.
He said the two leaders had an exclusive tete-a-tete for more than half-an-hour.
The Indian Prime Minister had agreed to lift quota restrictions and duty on the Import of Jamdani sari to India from Bangladesh.
Foreign Minister Mostafizur Rahman, members of parliament Akbar Hossain and Rozi Kabir. Foreign Secretary Reaz Rahman and High Commissioner Faruq Sobhan repre sen ted the Bangladeshi side, while the Indian State Minister for External Affairs. E
Fclciro, State Minister for Personnel Affairs Margaret Alva. Foreign Secretary J N Dixit, and the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Raghu nath, represented the Indian side.
Bangladesh and India signed here today two agreements on the exchange of land for the construction of missions by the two countries in each other’s capital and on cultural and academic exchange programmes for the years 1993 through 1995
Under the agreement for the exchange of land, Dhaka will provide four acres in its Baridhara diplomatic enclave for the construction of permanent Indian Chancery while New Delhi will provide Dhaka with three acres at Its dfplo-matic enclave for constructing a permanent chancery in the Indian capital.
Foreign Secretary Reaz Rahman and Indian Foreign Secretary J N Dtxil signed the agreement on behalf of their respective governments.
Under the agreement on the cultural and academic exchange programme, in the field of education art and culture health and tourism and sports India will provide 1 10 scholarships each year to Bangladesh while Bangladesh will provide 20 scholarships each year to India.
Besides there will be exchange of visits by scholars, writers,'cultural troupes and media men.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Farooq Sobhan and Indian Cultural Adairs Secretary Bhaskar Ghosh signed the agreement on behalf of their respective government.
Bangladesh and India also exchanged Instrument of ratification of the convention between Bangladesh and India for the avoidance of double taxation.
An agreement to this effect was signed here last year between the Foreign Ministers of the two countries.
Additional Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh A II Mahmood Alt and Indian Additional Secretary, Ministry of Finance, signed the exchange notes.
Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and Prime Minister Naraslmha Rao and members of delegation of both the countries were present during the signing ceremony.
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