Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A parliamentary standing committee on water resources has discussed Bangladesh's national interests in the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty and expressed hope that the Padma Barrage project could be inaugurated in February 2027.

The second meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Water Resources, chaired by its chairman Mohammad Shafiqul Haque Milon, MP, was held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Wednesday.

The meeting discussed whether the existing Ganges treaty would continue or be renewed, but no final decision has yet been taken on the matter, according to a press release.

It was informed that the relevant process was ongoing.

The committee also discussed a proposed inspection of the Padma Barr...