While Bangladesh has been waiting 12 years to sign the Teesta water-sharing treaty with India, West Bengal made a unilateral move to divert more water from the river for hydropower plants and new irrigation projects.
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns last week’s closure of the main opposition newspaper by the Bangladeshi government and the preceding two months of violence by ruling Awami League members against reporters who dare to cover subjects that are “off-limits.” They constitute a blatant attack on pluralistic journalism, RSF says.