Dhaka: Bangladesh on Wednesday approved a mega project to build a barrage on the Padma river, saying the structure is expected to help “negate the negative impact” of India’s Farakka Barrage upstream.The development comes months before the 1996 Indo-Bangladesh Ganges Water Sharing Treaty is due to expire in December. Padma river is known as Ganges in India.
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The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman,…