Political history of Farakka Barrage and its effects on environment in Bangladesh

Bandung: Journal of the Global South

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Kawser, Mohammad Abul ^a   Samad, Md Abdus ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 85044194197     PISSN: 25900013     EISSN: 21983534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40728-015-0027-5     Document Type: Article

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