US Ambassador Brent T. Christensen visited the Teesta Barrage Project in Dalia, Dimla, Nilphamari today. Photo : BSS

RANGPUR, Aug 30, 2026 (BSS) - US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen today visited the Teesta Barrage Project (TBP), the country's largest irrigation project, in Dalia of Dimla upazila here.

The ambassador and his delegation reached the Teesta Oboshor Rest House at around 11:30am, where he met officials of the local administration and Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB).

He later joined a meeting with senior BWDB officials, local administration representatives and political leaders. Discussions focused on the operation of the barrage, irrigation water distribution and flood control and management in the northern region.

BWDB Director General Md Ruhul Amin, Chief Engineer (Northern Rangpur) Dr Sarfaraz Band, Superintending Engineers Md Ahsan Habib and Md Mizanur Rahman, TBP Executive Engineer Amitabh Chandra, Dimla Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Imranuzzaman and Hatibandha Upazila Nirbahi Officer Dipjan Mitra attended the meeting.

Former Nilphamari-1 MP Engineer Shahrin Islam Chowdhury Tuhin, Nilphamari District Jubo Dal General Secretary Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury and other local political leaders and dignitaries were also present.

Following the meeting, Christensen visited the TBP control room, where he observed the current water level of the Teesta River, the supply of water to irrigation canals and the overall operation of the barrage.

He also inspected the main bridge of the project on foot.

The ambassador was accompanied by his wife Diane Dow and US Embassy officials Nicole Clarissa Besnard, Syed Faizus Salehin and Political Specialist Firoze Ahmed.

After lunch at the Teesta Oboshor Rest House, the ambassador and his delegation left for Banglabandha Zero Point in Panchagarh in the afternoon.