DHAKA – Bangladesh and India are to sign a historic agreement to simplify their border by exchanging more than one fifty enclaves of land.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will ratify the deal with his counterpart Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka.
Thousands of Bangladeshis inhabit more than 50 enclaves in India, while Indians live in around 100 areas within Bangladesh.
The countries will now swap territories and residents can choose where to live.
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali described the agreement as a historic milestone in the relationship between the two neighboring countries.
Foreign Ministry officials in India have described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh as one of his most significant since taking office a year ago.
That’s because of the historic Land Border Agreement that is to be signed between the two countries.
More than 50,000 people currently live in tiny enclaves – citizens of one country but located in the other. Under the agreement, both sides will swap the enclaves enabling their citizens to finally reside in their own countries.
It’s a dispute that dates back to colonial times and has been a contentious issue since. Relations between Bangladesh and India have improved under the government of Sheikh Hasina, and Mr Modi has also made it a priority for his foreign policy.
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