The Bangladesh delta is under a dangerous level of strain, analysis reveals

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Jul 10, 2025, 4:30 pm49 pts
Bangladesh is known as the land of rivers and flooding, despite almost all of its water originating outside the territory. The fact that 80% of rivers that flow through Bangladesh have their sources in a neighboring country, can make access to freshwater in Bangladesh fraught. And the country's fast-growing…

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