Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- Bangladesh expressed concern over the construction of a mega-dam by China on the Brahmaputra during bilateral talks in Beijing on January 21 and got assurances that lower riparians won't be affected.

Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain, who led the Bangladesh team, disclosed Sunday this and other outcomes of the meeting, adding that China has assured that the construction of the dam will not affect the lower-riparian Bangladesh.

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

The $137 billion mega-infrastructure project to build the largest dam in the world has raised co...