China is ready to help Bangladesh in implementing the Teesta River water management project if the government wants it, said Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka, Yao Wen, on Tuesday.

Addressing a press briefing in the Embassy he said that the Teesta project should be implemented as soon as possible for the benefit and welfare of the thousands of people living on the banks of this river.

But as a sovereign country, it’s up to Bangladesh to decide about the implementation of the project, he added.

He also informed that it was Bangladesh which sought Chinese assistance for Teesta Project in 2021 by sending a proposal.

After evaluating the project, in 2023, China faced report to the Bangladesh government saying that the project should be revised as there were many unnecessary components.

"But we are yet to get any response from the Bangladesh government since then," he added.