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    RAJSHAHI, Bangladesh, Oct 29, 2026 (AFP) – A water intake tower close to a dam along the Padma river at Ujirpur, near the Bangladesh-India frontier in Bangladesh’s Rajshahi division — Salahuddin Ahmed / AFP With a 30-year Ganges water-sharing treaty with India expiring in December, Bangladesh fears failure to strike…

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