Bangladesh High Commission officials say they are in touch with the Indian government to find out how these misleading news made it to the media. Several international news media reports claimed that opening all Farakka gates may cause floods in Bangladesh. A highly-placed source at the Bangladesh High Commission told the Bangla Tribune that the reports raised suspicion. Bangladesh media was quick to pick the news and reported that India had opened Farakka Barrage to save Bihar, inundating Bangladesh. The Farakka-gate affair has rather peeved the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 02, 2016 20:26 UTC