Police fire teargas shells on Pro-Sundarbans activists at Shahbagh during a half-day shutdown in Dhaka; January 26, 2017. The Bangladesh and Indian governments struck up a deal to build and share the power output of a coal-fired power plant at Rampal, 14kms away from the Sundarbans, the largest natural mangrove forest in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. India played a vital role in helping Bangladesh achieve liberation from Pakistan in 1971 and the Awami government believes in a friendly relationship with India, whereas all other political parties are relatively anti-Indian.

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