Recalling the historic Farakka Long March Day, the International Farakka Committee (IFC) on Sunday urged Dhaka and Delhi to sign a treaty to keep 54 common rivers flowing through the two countries from their sources to the sea.
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Historic Farakka Long-March Day Saturday
The Historic “Farakka Long-March Day” will be observed on Saturday in the country commemorating populist leader Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani’s huge long march towards Farakka Dam 44 years back. Different socio-political organisations chalked out various programmes to mark the…
Ganga in Bangladesh swells as all Farakka Dam gates opened
Rajshahi, Sept 30 – The water level of the river Ganga and its distributaries in Bangladesh in the Rajshahi region is swelling as all the 119 gates of Farakka barrage in India have been opened to ensure speedy discharge of…