Bangladesh lets China envoy go near Rooster’s Neck | India Information

DHAKA: Within the midst of strained relations between New Delhi and Dhaka, the Chinese language ambassador to Bangladesh on Monday visited a Teesta undertaking space near the strategic Siliguri hall or Rooster’s Neck — a 22-km slim land strip — between India’s mainland and its Northeastern states.Chinese language envoy Yao Wen’s go to was associated to an technical evaluation being carried out underneath the Teesta River Complete Administration and Restoration Mission, mentioned the interim govt headed by Muhammad Yunus whose final 12 months controversial pitch for “extension of the Chinese language financial system” and India’s “landlocked” Northeast remarks echoed within the Dec anti-India protests that focused Indian diplomatic services in Dhaka and different Bangladeshi cities.Water sources adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan, who accompanied Yao to the undertaking space in Rangpur’s Tepamadhupur Taluk Shahbazpur, mentioned China is eager to begin implementation of Teesta Grasp Plan (TMP) as quickly as doable. She mentioned each Bangladesh and China are dedicated to implementing TMP. Nevertheless, because the scrutiny means of undertaking will not be but full, it isn’t doable to begin work presently, Hasan mentioned.Whereas for Bangladesh, Teesta is a lifeline for agriculture and livelihoods in its northern districts, for India — West Bengal — its equally important. Therefore, a Teesta water-sharing technique has stretched over many years and a remaining settlement has remained elusive as a consequence of issues from West Bengal govt.Following a gathering between Yao and nationwide safety adviser Khalilur Rahman Sunday, chief adviser Yunus’s press wing posted on X, “Either side exchanged views on problems with mutual curiosity, reaffirming longstanding friendship and improvement cooperation between Bangladesh and China.”“Discussions included Teesta River Complete Administration and Restoration Mission and proposed Bangladesh–China Friendship Hospital. On this context, Chinese language ambassador knowledgeable that he would go to Teesta undertaking space, and reiterated China’s dedication to finishing the continued technical evaluation expeditiously,” it mentioned.The ambassador additionally reaffirmed his govt’s continued assist for Bangladesh’s ongoing democratic transition and conveyed greatest needs for the profitable conduct of the forthcoming nationwide elections, the press wing mentioned.Yunus, who was appointed chief adviser in 2024, throughout an interview in China in 2025 had urged Beijing to ascertain robust financial infrastructure in Bangladesh by leveraging its strategic place as “solely guardian of the ocean” within the area.