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Bangladesh–Myanmar border

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Historically the border region has been a contested area located at the edge of the various Indian and Burmese empires. Britain had begun conquering India (including modern Bangladesh) in the 17th century, and gradually took control of most of the country, forming
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down the years involving fishermen on the Naf river allegedly illegally crossing the boundary. Myanmar bombed the Bangladesh border after the Arakan Army seized a Myanmar police outpost in Maungdaw town in Rakhine State, according to Prothomalo news.
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crossing the border from Myanmar into Bangladesh. Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to close their borders during sudden influxes of Rohingya refugees. On Myanmar's side of the border in
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in the south. About 210 km (130 mi) of the border is fenced, with the government of Myanmar announcing in 2017 that it was planning to fence off the rest of the border.
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In 1937 Burma was split off from India and became a separate colony. In 1947 India gained independence, however the country was split into two states (India and
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in 1885 and incorporated into British India. Further Indo-Burmese boundary modifications were made in 1894, 1896, 1901, 1921 and 1922.
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coast, thereby delimiting much of the Indo-Burmese modern boundary in general terms. Large swathes of Burma were annexed following the
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Since then the boundary area has often been unstable owing to armed conflicts such as the
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At present the border is closed to foreign nationals. In 2024, during battle between
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The Victorians at war, 1815-1914: an encyclopedia of British military history
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Gentlemen Capitalists: British Imperialism in South East Asia, 1770–1890
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The border between Bangladesh and Myanmar near the BGB Ghat,
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and thereby inherited the border with Burma/Myanmar.
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is the international border between the countries of
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The border starts in the north at the tripoint with
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Index


Bangladesh
Myanmar
Bangladesh
Myanmar
tripoint
Bay of Bengal
Mizoram
Paletwa
Naf River
British India
Burma
Treaty of Yandabo
First Anglo-Burmese War
Assam
Manipur
Rakhine
Arakan
Taninthayi
Second Anglo-Burmese War
conquered

Teknaf
Pakistan
southernmost section
Burma-India border
East Pakistan
Bangladesh
war
Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict

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