National Water Resources Council

The government is prioritizing the management of transboundary river flows and dry-season water scarcity through large-scale infrastructure projects like the Padma Barrage and the Teesta Master Plan.

Verification status is 'partial': the NWRC's legal basis, composition, and PM-chairperson role are verified from 2+ primary sources (Water Act 2013 text, InforMEA, WARPO records, National Water Policy 1999). However, no formal NWRC plenary meeting under the BNP-Tarique government (post-17 February 2026) has been publicly documented as of 17 May 2026; the current_head assignment to PM Tarique Rahman follows from Water Act 2013 Section 4 which makes the Prime Minister the statutory Chairperson, not from a confirmed attendance record. The established_year of 1983 reflects the original NWRC creation (confirmed: ResearchGate and JICA sources cite 1983 MPO-era formation); the 2013 Water Act reconstituted the body on a statutory footing. NWRC is distinct from (1) its Executive Committee (chaired by the Water Resources Minister, WARPO DG as Member-Secretary -- see slug 'water-resources-planning-organisation') and (2) the Joint Rivers Commission (JRC, bilateral technical body with India on shared rivers). The 18th NWRC meeting (August 2025, interim govt) is the last confirmed plenary; this record will need updating when the 19th meeting is convened under PM Tarique Rahman. entity_type is set to 'parliamentary_committee' per schema constraint; the NWRC is constitutionally an inter-ministerial apex council, not a parliamentary standing committee, but the schema has no 'council' type. The MoWR website (mowr.gov.bd) is listed as the official contact point; WARPO (warpo.gov.bd) serves as NWRC secretariat. name_bn 'জাতীয় পানি সম্পদ কাউন্সিল' is the standard Bangla rendering used in government communications; verify against official gazette if precise Bangla name is required.