Bangladesh Bets on China for Teesta River Management
TL;DR
Bangladesh and China signed 13 memoranda of understanding to boost cooperation on the Teesta and broader river management, including a Teesta Master Plan, flood-risk mitigation and dredging, during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit. The move signals closer Dhaka-Beijing ties and could affect India-Dhaka dynamics given India’s sensitivity over Teesta water sharing and the pending expiry of the Ganges treaty, as China seeks deeper Belt and Road cooperation and other strategic collaboration with Bangladesh.
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