Sangsad Bhaban, June 28 -- Water Resources Minister Md Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee on Sunday said the government would move ahead with the implementation of the Padma Barrage project and begin work on the Teesta project during the current fiscal year.

He also reiterated that the BNP-led administration would pursue development rather than political vengeance.

Participating in the budget discussion in Parliament, the minister said the Padma Barrage project had already been approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) and the tender process would begin shortly.

"We have taken up the Padma Barrage project and it has already been approved by ECNEC. The work will begin very soon through the tender process," he ...