Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan stated that fulfilling numerous demands is challenging for a 1.5-year interim government, as locals along the Teesta River call for permanent embankments. She emphasized Bangladesh’s rightful claim over the Teesta as a downstream nation. Public hearings were held at five sites to protect the river. Talks with China on the Teesta Master Plan have resumed, with a final design expected by October. She also inspected river protection work and interacted with erosion-affected residents during her visit to Kurigram.