Indo-Banla Relationship: Current Aspects

International Islamic University Chittagong

Dhaka Campus (IIUC-DC)

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

INDO-BANLA RELATIONSHIP: CURRENT ASPECTS

Course code: URBS-4802

Course title: Bangladesh Studies

Date of submission: 24-01-2010

Course teacher: S.M Ali Reza

Assistance professor

Department of Political Science

University of Dhaka

Submitted by-

Md. Moshiur Rahman

Metric No: T061248

Section: 7EM2

Session: Autumn, 2009

Introduction:

Bangladesh and India are one of the parts of the Indian subcontinent. Both the countries have had a long common cultural, economic and political history. The cultures of the two countries are similar; in particular Bangladesh and India's states West Bengal and Tripura are all Bengali-speaking. However, since the partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947, India emerged as an independent state and Bangladesh (as East Bengal, later rename to East Pakistan in 1956) was allocated as a part of Pakistan. Following the bloody Liberation War of 1971, India under Indira Gandhi fully supported the cause of the Bangladeshis and its troops and equipment were used to fight the Pakistani forces. The Indian Army also gave full support to the main Bangladeshi guerrilla force, the Mukti Bahini. Finally, on 26 March 1971, Bangladesh emerged as an independent state and established relations with India. Since then, there have been several issues of agreement as well as of dispute. The political relationship between India and Bangladesh has passed through cycles of hiccups. These issues are currently raised up during the current periods of...