Hasina cancels Kolkata visit

Experts in political circles believe Hasina might have cancelled her visit because Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee backed out of the Indo-Bangla Teesta Water Treaty. The Bangladesh PM visited Tripura last month and has refused to come to our state now. This is a clear indication how the government has failed to keep a cordial relationship with Bangladesh, said a senior CPM leader.

Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim,however,said: She cannot come due to time constraints and nothing else should be speculated. It will definitely not affect the relationship between the two countries.