Myanmar–Bangladesh border

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The Myanmar–Bangladesh border is an international boundary separating Myanmar and Bangladesh, known for its security tensions, refugee movements, and complex humanitarian and political challenges.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
political boundary
approximateLengthInKilometers 271
associatedWithEthnicGroup Rohingya NERFINISHED
associatedWithRefugeeCampArea Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps NERFINISHED
becameBorderOfBangladeshAfter independence of Bangladesh in 1971
becameInternationalBorderAfter Partition of India in 1947
countryBorder Bangladesh NERFINISHED
Myanmar NERFINISHED
createdBy British colonial boundary-making
crossesBodyOfWater Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED
hasBorderCheckpoint Ghumdhum–Tumbru area NERFINISHED
Rejupara area
Teknaf–Maungdaw crossing NERFINISHED
hasBorderDistrict Bandarban District NERFINISHED
Cox’s Bazar District NERFINISHED
Khagrachhari District NERFINISHED
Rangamati District NERFINISHED
hasBorderDivision Chittagong Division NERFINISHED
hasBorderRiver Hariya River NERFINISHED
Matamuhuri River NERFINISHED
Naf River NERFINISHED
Sangu River NERFINISHED
hasBorderState Chin State NERFINISHED
Rakhine State NERFINISHED
hasMajorRefugeeInfluxEvent 2017 Rohingya refugee crisis NERFINISHED
hasNorthernTerminus tripoint with India in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
hasSouthernTerminus mouth of the Naf River in the Bay of Bengal
hasTripointWith India NERFINISHED
historicallyPartOf British Burma NERFINISHED
British India NERFINISHED
knownFor humanitarian crises
irregular migration
militarization
refugee movements
security tensions
smuggling
locatedInRegion South Asia NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Asia
measuredIn kilometers
patrolledBy Bangladesh Coast Guard NERFINISHED
Border Guard Bangladesh NERFINISHED
Myanmar border guard forces
separates Bangladesh NERFINISHED
Myanmar NERFINISHED
subjectOf bilateral border management talks
international humanitarian concern
repatriation negotiations for Rohingya refugees

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Border Guard Police of Myanmar areaOfOperation Myanmar–Bangladesh border