Kurigram, July 17 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Thursday alleged that the current government has failed to eliminate the longstanding regional and economic disparities affecting Bangladesh's northern districts.

He also claimed that the government's handling of the proposed Teesta Mega Project reflected the same discriminatory approach, saying the Prime Minister's recent visit to China yielded no significant progress on the Teesta issue.

Nahid made the remarks while addressing a farmers' rally as the chief guest at Togoraihat Bimukhi High School ground in Kurigram town in the afternoon.

The rally was organised to mark the launch of the central committee of Jatiya Krishak Shakti, an associate body of the NCP.

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