Lalmonirhat, Feb. 18 -- A protest march of thousands of people rocked the riverbanks in Lalmonirhat on Tuesday, demanding fair share of the Teesta River water and implementation of the Teesta Master Plan.

As part of a 48-hour sit-in organised by the Teesta River Protection Movement, the march began at the Lalmonirhat railway bridge at noon.

The protesters, led by chief coordinator of the movement Asadul Habib Dulu, also BNP's central executive committee organising secretary and former deputy minister, walked through Kaunia upazila in Rangpur before returning to the bridge chanting various slogans like "Jago Bahey, Teesta Bachai".

The river, known for its turbulent flow during monsoon due to upstream water surges, turns into a barren de...