India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA)

India and Bangladesh share 4096.7 km. of border, which is the longest land boundary that India shares with any of its neighbours.

  • The India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) came into force following the exchange of instruments of ratification in June 2015.
  • On July 31, 2015 the enclaves of India and Bangladesh in each other’s countries were exchanged and strip maps were signed.
  • Residents of these erstwhile enclaves, who opted to retain their Indian citizenship made a final movement to India by November 30, 2015.

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