New Delhi, June 30 -- Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday pledged to materialise the Teesta Barrage Master Plan 'at any cost,' as per Bangladeshi news outlet The Daily Star, and has described the project as a national priority which will ensure water security for the nation and also support its agricultural output, thus helping improve livelihoods in the northern parts of the country.

"I have visited areas where there is water everywhere during the monsoon, yet farmers just a short distance away cannot irrigate their land because of water shortages," the publication quoted Rahman as saying.

The statement also comes in the wake of China showing support to Dhaka on the management of the Teesta. The two sides, during the mee...