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India-Bangladesh Maritime Border Talks Begin in New Delhi on Tuesday


The maritime delimitation talks between Bangladesh and India starts on Tuesday in New Delhi after a pause of six months.

Additional foreign secretary MAK Mahmood heads a six-member Bangladesh delegation that left for the Indian capital yesterday to attend the two-day technical committee level talks.

Bangladesh has long-standing dispute over the sea boundary with both of its neighbors India and Myanmar and all the three countries are yet to explore oil-gas options in the Bay. India claims ownership of nine while Myanmar claims that of 11 out of Bangladesh's 28 exploration blocks in the Bay.

Now two neighboring countries are claiming the sea boundary in such a way that entry of vessels to Bangladesh's seaports will be virtually blocked due to its geographical position.

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