India-Bangladesh Land Swap Finally Comes into Force at Midnight

DINHATA (INDO-BANGLADESH BORDER):At the stroke of midnight on Friday, several thousand people had a new tryst with destiny as they embraced Indian citizenship when the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) signed between India and Bangladesh during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dhaka in June was enforced.Under the deal, which was signed in the presence of Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina, India transferred 111 enclaves with a total area of 17,160 acres to Bangladesh, while the neighbouring country handed over 51 enclaves with an area of 7,110 acres to India. This was said to be the largest exchange of enclaves in the world.

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