Environmental Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan stated that the government is not yet ready to raise the Farakka issue with India. “The current treaty still has 18 months left. We are gathering data to claim Bangladesh’s fair share of Padma River water, and we will speak when the time is right,” she said. She also expressed concern over rampant sand and soil looting across the country, noting that the administration has been given ten clear directives to stop such practices. She assured that efforts are ongoing to renew the Farakka agreement with India in due course.