“China is ready but I want India to do it: Bangladesh PM Hasina on $1 billion Teesta project”, First Post, July 15, 2024:
“Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appears to be making all possible efforts on reducing her country’s dependency on China. Hours after cutting short her Beijing trip and returning to Dhaka, she expressed that she would prefer India over China in executing a $1 billion Teesta River development project on the Bangladeshi side.
“China is ready but I want India to do the project,” Hasina told reporters while responding to a question on whether she would go with India or China for the Teesta project.
The Bangladesh Prime Minister went on to say that China has made an offer and has done a feasibility study. “India has also made an offer, and will do a feasibility study,” she said……”
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