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Indian parties agree for voting rights to ex-enclave dwellers

Indian political parties agree to pass a bill to amend laws for giving voting rights to 14,000 people who became citizens after exchange of enclaves with Bangladesh.

Nation’s 45th Victory Day, but their first

A hundred voices tuned in to sing Amar Sonar Bangla to mark the first ever Victory Day in the recently dissolved enclaves in the northern district of Lalmonirhat.

Enclave: GPA-4.78 achiever chose India over Bangladesh (video)

As an enclave resident, 20-year-old Aasma had no choice but to fake her identity as a student.Aasma lived in an Indian enclave within Bangladesh. So she faked her identity as a Bangladeshi; studied hard and appeared in the recent HSC exam, and she scored an “A”.

Enclave swap: BNP greets new citizens

Khaleda Zia extends greetings to new citizens following amalgamation of 111 enclaves with Bangladeshi territory.

Freedom's anxious wait over (video)

As the long wait of almost 70 years approached its end, Nurul Islam was gripped by a sensation he had not felt before - the anticipation of freedom.

Trespasser in one’s own country

It was like any other mundane day for Aziza Rahman, the sixty-year-old man - except that he landed in jail. Life in the enclaves has little variations. You get up in the morning, if you have land to cultivate, then you go there and do the job.

Enclave exchange body dissolves Aug 1

The India-Bangladesh Joint Enclave Exchange Coordination Committee will be dissolved after July 31 midnight.

Population, land survey in enclaves begins (video)

An official survey begins to confirm enclave dwellers’ choice of nationality following exchange of enclaves between Bangladesh and India.

Land pact rollout in next 11 months

Bangladesh and India will implement the Land Boundary Agreement of 1974 and Protocol of 2011, in a phased manner over the next 11 months.

June 4, 2015
June 4, 2015

Tk 200cr for enclave people

The finance minister proposes allocating Tk 200 crore for expediting development in the enclaves in the upcoming fiscal year.

May 9, 2015
May 9, 2015

‘We will have true identity, finally’ (video)

It is the looming reality of implementation of the enclave swap that has triggered a wave of delight through the stranded Indian lands inside Bangladesh’s Panchagarh.

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