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BangladeshTransnational Issues
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Disputes - international:
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discussions with India remain stalled to delimit a small section of river boundary, exchange 162 miniscule enclaves in both countries, allocate divided villages, and stop illegal cross-border trade, migration, violence, and transit of terrorists through the porous border; Bangladesh protests India's attempts to fence off high-traffic sections of the porous boundary; a joint Bangladesh-India boundary inspection in 2005 revealed 92 pillars are missing; dispute with India over New Moore/South Talpatty/Purbasha Island in the Bay of Bengal deters maritime boundary delimitation; Burmese Muslim refugees strain Bangladesh's meager resources | |
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
| IDPs: 61,000 (land conflicts, religious persecution) (2004) | |
Illicit drugs:
| transit country for illegal drugs produced in neighboring countries |
More about Bangladesh:
Introduction
Geography
People
Government
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Military
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World Factbook INDEX:
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