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A long-standing dispute exists between India and Bangladesh over the appropriate allocation, and development, of the water resources of the Ganges River, which flows from northern India into Bangladesh. The issue had remained a subject of conflict for almost 35 years, with several bilateral agreements and rounds of talks failing to produce results.
Notable companies Status: P=Private, S=State; A=Active, D=Defunct; Name Industry Sector Headquarters Founded Notes Status A K Khan & Company: Conglomerates - Chittagong: 1945 Textiles, logistics, water, financial services, telecoms, agriculture P A Aarong: Consumer goods Personal & household goods Dhaka: 1978 General retail P A Abul Khair Group ...
The 'Joint River Commission was a bilateral working group established by India and Bangladesh in the Indo-Bangla Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Peace that was signed on March 19, 1972, and came into being in November 1972. As per the treaty, the two nations established the commission to work for the common interests and sharing of water ...
The Teesta Water Dispute involves a geopolitical challenge between India and Bangladesh regarding the allocation of the Teesta River's water resources. [1] Originating in Sikkim , India, and flowing through West Bengal before entering Bangladesh, the Teesta River spans 414 kilometers and is important for agriculture and irrigation ...
Bangladesh Municipal Development Fund [1] Bangladesh Ordnance Factories; Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited; Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation; Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited; Bangladesh Shipping Corporation; Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation; Bangladesh Steel and Engineering ...
[29] [30] [31] In 1983, a temporary solution had been worked out— Bangladesh would get 36%, India would get 39% while the rest of the water remained unallocated. [30] Both countries signed a water sharing treaty in 1996 which would look into water sharing between the two countries in general following the Ganges water dispute . [ 30 ]
Bangladesh-India bilateral trade was over US$10 billion in 2018–19. [51] [52] Bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh stood at US$6.6 billion in 2013–14 with India's exports at US$6.1 billion and imports from Bangladesh at US$462 million, representing more than double the value of US$2.7 billion five years ago. [53]
Bangladesh is a riverine country located in South Asia with a coastline of 580 km (360 mi) on the northern littoral of the Bay of Bengal. The delta plain of the Ganges (Padma), Brahmaputra (Jamuna), and Meghna Rivers and their tributaries occupy 79 percent of the country.