Construction of Two Hydroelectric Dams in China and India Threatens Fishing Communities in Bangladesh: “I’ve Already Changed Homes 15 Times”

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The echo of the light rain that echoes over the Yamuna River sounds on the lush streets of Sirajganj, a northwestern city of Bangladesh. It is an afternoon in the middle of May, in full monsoon. A group of women wash their clothes on the banks of the river, while their children bathe in it. On the horizon, fishermen return to the shore with the catch of the day. As they anchor their blue boat and tie it with a rope, Ghulam Mustafa, one of the fi…

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China, which is already in a state of conflict with India over military action on the Indo-China border and its encroachment on Arunachal Pradesh, has further heightened tensions with the dam it is building. The Brahmaputra River, one of the major rivers flowing in northern India, originates in Tibet and flows through Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in India to Bangladesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal. The river, known as the Brahmaputra in…

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Construction of the world's largest dam is under way, threatening a billion people.