In Pictures: Celebrations after India, Bangladesh swap 162 enclaves
On August 1, 14,000 Bangladeshis have become Indian citizens, after India and Bangladesh swapped 162 enclaves, ending one of the world's most intractable border disputes
On August 1, 14,000 Bangladeshis have become Indian citizens, after India and Bangladesh swapped 162 enclaves, ending one of the world's most intractable border disputes
People of Mashal Danga Enclave celebrate with tricolor rangoli near India- Bangladesh border in Cooch Behar District of West Bengal, as India and Bangladesh exchange 162 adversely-held enclaves on Friday midnight. Image Credit: PTI
On August 1, 2015, former Indian enclave residents carry torches and a Bangladesh flag as they take part in a procession at Dasiarchhara, Kurigram in Bangladesh. Jubilant crowds celebrated as Bangladesh and India swapped tiny islands of land. At midnight (1801 GMT Friday), thousands of people who have been living without schools, clinics or power for a generation erupted in cheers of celebration for their new citizenship. Image Credit: AFP
Former Indian enclave residents look on as others perform fire eating tricks at Dasiarchhara, Kurigram in Bangladesh. Image Credit: AFP
Former Indian enclave residents carry lit torches in a procession at Dasiarchhara, Kurigram in Bangladesh. Image Credit: AFP
Bangladesh's Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md Nasir Uddin Ahmed, wearing a white cap, raises the national flag after Bangladesh and India officially exchanged the adversely possessed enclaves at Dashiarchhara, in Kurigram enclaves. Image Credit: PTI