India And Bangladesh


 
 
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India And Bangladesh

India And Bangladesh: After Partition, East Bengal was renamed East Pakistan. The population consisted mainly of Bengali Muslims. Soon there was rising discontent among the people. They felt that they were being exploited like a colony by west Pakistan. They were also upset by the introduction of Urdu as the sole official language, through the mother tongue of most people in East Pakistan was Bengali. The relations between India and Bangladesh have remained largely friendly, through there are several issues that need storing out. There was conflict over the sharing of the Ganga’s waters, and illegal immigration of Chakma refugees from Bangladesh into India.

  The relations between the two countries have usually been friendly, although sometimes there are border disputes. The historic land boundary agreement was signed on 6 June 2015 which opened a new era in the relations and further stopped all irritants in ties.They are common members of SAARC, BIMSTEC, IORA and the Commonwealth.The two countries share many cultural ties. In particular, Bangladesh and the east Indian state of West- Bengal are Bengali speaking.

 
 


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