Goa, Oct. 31 -- Tensions over regional connectivity and transboundary river management escalated in Dhaka as a prominent Bangladesh opposition leader strongly opposed any proposed transit corridor for India and demanded equitable terms for the upcoming renewal of the Ganges Water-Sharing Treaty.

Speaking at a massive rally in Dhaka, National Citizen Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam addressed hundreds of supporters, raising severe objections to government policies regarding bilateral infrastructure and connectivity projects with India. The rally, initially organized to demand the resignation of key cabinet ministers over domestic economic and law-and-order challenges, quickly turned into a platform critiquing the country's foreign policy ...