New Delhi, May 23 -- As the monsoon season approaches Bengal, tensions are rising across northern Bangladesh and its floodplains due to mounting risks of water-induced disasters. Bangladesh, the world's seventh most climate-vulnerable country, shares 54 transboundary rivers with India. Yet, to date, only one formal water-sharing agreement-the Ganga Water Treaty-was signed in 1996, after nearly three decades of negotiations. That treaty, valid for just 30 years, is set to expire this year. Meanwhile, the long-pending Teesta River agreement remains unresolved. The recent deterioration in diplomatic and political ties between Dhaka and New Delhi could further worsen if major water-related disasters unfold this season.

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