BSS, Dhaka

Jatiya

Sangsad

Speaker

Hafiz Uddin

Ahmad

yesterday described the Tipaimukh Dam on the Barak river in India’s Manipur state as “a disaster of our own making”, claiming that the neighbouring country moved ahead with the project following a request from Bangladesh.

“The Tipaimukh Dam, a proposed 1,500MW hydroelectric project, was taken up by India following a request from the then foreign minister Abdus Samad Azad. It was a disaster created by our own efforts,” the speaker said.

He said this while Environment Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo was replying to a query raised by treasury bench lawmaker Abdul Malique of Sylhet-3 on the adverse impact of the Tipaimukh Dam on Sylhet during question-answer session in the House.

“As I served as water resources minister,

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