Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Bangladesh and India for withdrawal of 153 cusecs of water from Bangladeshi river Kushiyara has created adverse reaction in the minds of the people. The Kushiyara has suddenly been brought to the fore although there is no indication of signing of the long-awaited Teesta treaty.

The International Farakka Committee (IFC) in a statement on Sunday said that a clear move to deprive Bangladesh of dry season flows of common rivers is visible.

Flows of 52 out of 54 common rivers are already diverted. Now lean season flows are available only in the Brahmaputra and the Meghna, notwithstanding numerous barrages on those or their tributaries at upstream, the statement read....