, Nov. 10 -- Water Resources Minister Md Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee on Tuesday told Parliament that the government is working to sign agreements to get Bangladesh's fair shares of the waters of the Ganges and the Teesta and other transboundary rivers.

"Currently there is no agreement regarding the water distribution of the Teesta River. The government is working to sign agreements to ensure fair shares of the water of the Ganges and the Teesta, as well as other transboundary rivers," he said.

Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee said this in the scripted answer to a question from independent lawmaker Sk. Mozibur Rahman Iqbal (Kishoreganj-5).

In absence of Anee, State Minister for Water Resources Forhad Hossain Azad answered the starred questions...