Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- Bangladesh has expressed its concern over China's construction of a dam on the Brahmaputra River during a bilateral meeting held in Beijing on January 21.

Foreign adviser Touhid Hossain, who led the Bangladesh delegation, disclosed this on Sunday, adding that China assured Bangladesh that dam's construction would not adversely affect it.

In December last year, the Chinese government sanctioned the development of a hydropower facility on the lower section of the Yarlung Zangbo River, the Tibetan name for the Brahmaputra.

The $137 billion mega infrastructure project, aimed at building the world's largest dam, has raised concerns among downstream countries, including India and Bangladesh, over potential impacts on water ...