Dhaka, Sept. 5 -- Bangladesh is hopeful of the renewal of the Ganges Water Treaty, a 30-year agreement with India which would be expired next year, and both sides, according to sources, are preparing papers for it.

According to Joint Rivers Commission (JRC), a significant meeting between Dhaka and Delhi is going to take place in Delhi on September 9 to discuss the renewal of the Gages Water Treaty, signed in 1996 between the two countries.

Officials from the Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) of both sides will attend the talks in the Indian capital.

A technical delegation from Dhaka, led by JRC Member Mohammad Abul Hossain, will join the meeting, where the central agenda will be extending the water-sharing agreement on the Ganges, a transb...