Water resources minister Md Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee on Sunday informed Jatiya Sangsad that the government remained committed to securing Bangladesh’s fair share of water from transboundary rivers.

The minister said the government was working towards this goal by reviewing existing agreements and understandings on the sharing of transboundary river waters, pursuing new agreements, strengthening the Joint Rivers Commission, Bangladesh, and promoting integrated river basin management involving the riparian countries India, Nepal, Bhutan and China.

He made the remarks in JS while responding to a written question tabled by ruling party lawmaker Md Abul Kalam.

The minister acknowledged that water flow into Bangladesh during the dry season had declined as a result of infrastructure development on transboundary rivers in upstream countries.

‘It is not untrue that water flow to Bangladesh during the dry season is decreasing due to the construction of infrastructure on transboundary rivers in upstream countries,’ he said.

Anee said that the availability of water in upstream regions was also being reduced by natural factors and the impacts of climate change.

The minister reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring equitable water-sharing arrangements and enhancing regional cooperation among countries within the shared river basins.