Jt census in enclaves ends today
Two enumerators from Bangladesh and India doing census work for updating the population at Indian enclave Garati inside Panchagarh Sadar upazila yesterday. Photo: STAR
People living in the enclaves in Panchagarh expressed the hope that they would enjoy all citizen's facilities like other Bangladeshis after handing over the enclaves by India. While this correspondent was visiting Garati enclave in the district yesterday, Rashida, 12, said, “Although I want to receive education, I can not take admission to school for not having nationality certificate.” Indo-Bangla joint census, which began in 162 enclaves on Friday, will end today. According to official estimates, Bangladesh has 51 enclaves adversely possessed inside India. Similarly, India has 111 enclaves adversely possessed inside Bangladesh. Indian enclaves inside Bangladesh are situated in four districts -- Panchagarh, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram and Nilphamari-- while all of Bangladeshi enclaves fall in Indian Cooch Behar district. Panchagarh deputy commissioner office sources said a 60-member Bangladeshi survey team, including 10 supervisors and 50 enumerators, went to India to conduct a headcount as part of census in Bangladeshi enclaves while a 98-member Indian team, including 26 supervisors and 72 enumerators, are working in Indian enclaves in Bangladeshi. Seven supervisors and 35 numerators of both countries are taking part in headcount in 12 Indian enclaves in Panchagarh. The three-day headcount to find out the number of people living in the enclaves ends on Sunday, deputy commissioner of Panchagarh Md Tofazzal Hossain Miah said.
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