Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw the ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement in Bangladesh on a historic visit on Saturday, a month after his government successfully resolved the 41-year-old dispute over the 4,000-km shared border between India and Bangladesh.
The Parliament cleared the the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) in May, making way for the settlement of the border dispute.
Under the agreement, India will transfer 111 border enclaves to Bangladesh, while 51 enclaves will become part of India
Indian foreign secretary S Jaishankar has described Modi's Bangladesh visit as 'historic' following the conclusion of the Land Boundary Agreement.
"With the settlement of the land boundary, and the earlier settlement of our maritime boundary, we have completely settled our boundary with Bangladesh, and that is, for a neighbour, an extremely important development," he said on Friday.
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- India and Bangladesh have ratified the historic Land Boundary Agreement. With this, the border dispute between the neighbouring nations comes to an end after 41 years.
History is made as the Instruments of Ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement are exchanged. pic.twitter.com/HHeBhK3prs
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 6, 2015
- PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee and Sheikh Hasina flagged of two important bus services - one from Shillong to Dhaka via Guwahati and another from Kolkata to Dhaka via Agartala.
Launching of bus service between India (North East states) and Bangladesh. pic.twitter.com/osBXVz6qaN
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 6, 2015
- Modi met with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Dhaka.
India First. Centre-State coordination on foreign policy- PM @narendramodi and CM @MamataOfficial confer in Dhaka. pic.twitter.com/HAhCykdLZQ
— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) June 6, 2015
- Modi visited the Bangabandhu memorial Museum.
Honouring the memory of a martyr. PM visits Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, home of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman pic.twitter.com/VcrY86a98w
— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) June 6, 2015
- Modi has arrived at the National Martys' Memorial.
Remembering the sacrifice of the Liberation Struggle. PM @narendramodi at the National Martyrs' Memorial pic.twitter.com/HuKK85mhv8
— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) June 6, 2015
- PM Modi, true to his habit of tweeting in the language of the country he visits , has tweeted in Bangla.
বাংলাদেশ, আমি আমার সাথে ভারতের মানুষের ভালবাসা এবং শুভেচ্ছা নিয়ে আসছি।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 6, 2015
Hello Bangladesh. I bring with me the affection & goodwill of the people of India. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 6, 2015
প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা, উষ্ণ অভ্যর্থনার জন্য ধন্যবাদ। আমি একটি সুন্দর সফর আশা করছি, যা ভারত ও বাংলাদেশের সম্পর্ককে সুদৃঢ় করবে।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 6, 2015
Thank you PM Sheikh Hasina for the warm welcome. I look forward to a very good visit that will strengthen ties between India & Bangladesh. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 6, 2015
- PM Modi has arrived in Dhaka.
PM Narendra Modi arrives in Dhaka, receives Guard of Honor #ModiInBangladesh pic.twitter.com/gcAdQ6B8Nb
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 6, 2015
- PM Modi leaves for Bangladesh
Leaving for Bangladesh. This visit is going to strengthen the bond between our Nations, benefitting people of our countries & our region.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 6, 2015
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Ready for a historic visit to Bangladesh. IAF Rajdoot awaits PM @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/71Kgr7kKDn
— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) June 6, 2015