Standing Committee on Ministry of Water Resources

Verification status set to 'partial' because: (1) the chairman and members of the 13th Parliament's Article 76 Standing Committee on Ministry of Water Resources have not been publicly announced as of 2026-05-17 -- the first session (March 12 to April 30, 2026) formed only five procedural/structural committees, and ministry-specific standing committees are expected to be constituted in the second session (likely June 2026); (2) established_year 1973 reflects activation of the standing committee system under the first Jatiya Sangsad, not the current parliament's own committee. MINISTER vs COMMITTEE: Water Resources Minister Md. Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee (BNP, Lakshmipur-3; sworn in February 17, 2026) is the executive head of the ministry and cannot chair the standing committee under constitutional convention -- the committee chairman must be a backbencher MP. All recent parliamentary water sector actions (Haor Bill, Teesta disclosures, Padma Barrage) are executive-driven: minister placing bills, PM reporting to the floor, ECNEC approvals -- not committee actions. PADMA BARRAGE: The Tk 34,497.25 crore figure is confirmed by BSS, TBS, Prothom Alo, Dhaka Tribune, and Daily Star independently; the ANI figure of '$4B' is approximate; the project cost is Tk 34,497.25 crore per BSS primary source. TEESTA DATE: The PM's JS statement on the Teesta Master Plan feasibility study completion was reported by BSS (js-session/382552) and Dhaka Tribune (408940) during the first session; the exact sitting date is within the March 12 to April 30, 2026 window -- the April 14 date used in notable_events is an approximation within that session range and should be verified against the official JS sitting record when the committee is constituted. HAOR ACT DATE: April 7, 2026 is confirmed by multiple primary sources (BSS, TBS, The Report, BD Pratidin). GANGES TREATY: The 1996 treaty expires December 2026; renewal negotiations are live but no parliamentary committee action has occurred yet as the committee is unconstituted -- this will be a first-order agenda item once formed. Activity evidence hold: removed 2 exact generated refresh event(s) on read. Generated scores, positions, activity actions and verification stamps are unavailable. Retained events and unmatched action text require source review; original raw records are unchanged.