Sangsad Bhaban, June 21 -- Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee on Sunday told Parliament that the government is reviewing existing agreements and memoranda of understanding on transboundary river water sharing and pursuing new treaties with upstream countries to secure Bangladesh's fair share of water.

Relying to a scripted question from treasury bench lawmaker Md Abul Kalam (Cumilla-9), he said the government is working to strengthen the Joint Rivers Commission, Bangladesh to sign new agreements, and adopt integrated water resource management in coordination with basin countries like India, Nepal, Bhutan and China.

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad tabled the question-and-answer session at the outset of the day's sitting.

Anee...