Indo–Bangladesh International Border

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The Indo–Bangladesh International Border is the long, heavily patrolled boundary separating India and Bangladesh, known for its complex geography, security challenges, and significant cross-border movement of people and goods.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf India–Bangladesh border
international border
political boundary
adjacentTo Bangladesh division of Chattogram
Khulna Division
surface form: Bangladesh division of Khulna

Bangladesh division of Mymensingh
Rajshahi Division
surface form: Bangladesh division of Rajshahi

Rangpur Division
surface form: Bangladesh division of Rangpur

Bangladesh division of Sylhet
borderType land border
riverine border
cameIntoExistence 1971
cameIntoExistenceAs border between India and newly independent Bangladesh
country1 India
country2 People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
createdBy Partition of India
disputePartlyResolvedBy Land Boundary Agreement 2015
governedBy Indo–Bangladesh International Border self-linksurface differs
surface form: India–Bangladesh border agreements
hadDispute enclaves and adverse possessions
hasCrossing Akhaura–Agartala land port
Dawki–Tamabil border crossing
Gede–Darshana rail and road crossing
Hili border crossing
Petrapole–Benapole border crossing
surface form: Petrapole–Benapole land port
hasFeature barbed wire fencing in many sectors
enclaves and exclaves historically
riverine stretches without fencing
hasIssue border killings
cattle smuggling
drug trafficking
human trafficking
illegal immigration
smuggling
historicalPrecursor Radcliffe Line
isOneOf longest international borders of India
longest land borders of Bangladesh
knownFor complex geography
security challenges
significant cross-border movement of goods
significant cross-border movement of people
passesThrough Indian state of Assam
Meghalaya
surface form: Indian state of Meghalaya

Indian state of Mizoram
Tripura
surface form: Indian state of Tripura

West Bengal
surface form: Indian state of West Bengal
patrolledBy Border Guard Bangladesh
Border Security Force
surface form: Border Security Force of India
securityLevel heavily patrolled
separates People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
totalLength approximately 4096 km
usedFor cross-border movement of people
cross-border trade

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Border Security Force operatesOnBorderWith Indo–Bangladesh International Border
Mizoram borderWith Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: Mizoram–Bangladesh international border
Cooch Behar Airport locatedNear Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: India–Bangladesh border
Mizo people borderRegion Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: India–Bangladesh border
Balurghat Airport locatedNear Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: India–Bangladesh border
Balurghat borderProximity Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: India–Bangladesh border
Agartala locatedNear Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: India–Bangladesh border
Bongaon locatedNear Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: India–Bangladesh border
BSF Air Wing operationalArea Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: India–Bangladesh border
Basirhat borderProximity Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: India–Bangladesh border
Basirhat locatedNear Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: India–Bangladesh border
Indo–Bangladesh International Border governedBy Indo–Bangladesh International Border self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: India–Bangladesh border agreements
Balpakram National Park near Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: Indo-Bangladesh border
Islampur hasNearbyRegion Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: Indo-Bangladesh border region
Belonia near Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: India–Bangladesh border
Karimganj borderProximity Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: India–Bangladesh border
Sonamura borderProximity Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: India–Bangladesh border
Khowai hasNearbyBorder Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: India–Bangladesh border
Padma River sourceRegion Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: India–Bangladesh border region
Purnia nearestInternationalBorderRegion Indo–Bangladesh International Border
this entity surface form: Bangladesh border region