New Delhi: India on Monday trashed reports in Bangladesh that the opening of the Farakka barrage in West Bengal is causing floods in some areas in the neighbouring country. "We have seen fake ...

Water allocation disputes between Bangladesh and India date back to 1975, when India constructed the Farakka Barrage over the River Ganga in the districts of Malda and Murshidabad, West Bengal.

The dispute over the Farakka Barrage that India built near the Bangladesh border on the Ganges in 1975 was finally resolved through bilateral talks. Photo: Daily Star The 4,156km border between India ...

The Ganga Water Treaty was signed on December 12, 1996 between India and Bangladesh, governing the sharing of river water, particularly during the lean season around the Farakka Barrage.

Migrant worker falls off Farakka barrage into Ganga after getting down from train Police said that Safikul Seikh, 27, was coming from Mumbai by Karmabhoomi Express, which runs between Mumbai and ...