Bangladesh-Myanmar maritime border demarcation

16 September 2011, 18:00 PM

L-R: Map 1: Conflicting claims in the territorial sea. Map 2: Bangladesh's proposed delimitation line with Myanmar

The hearing in the case concerning delimitation of the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal has started on 8 September, 2011 at the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). Both the parties have submitted their claims on maritime boundary entitled to 12 nautical miles of territorial sea and other maritime zones. We are publishing two important maps related to the boundary delimitation between Bangladesh and Myanmar. One (Map: 1) is focused on the conflicting claims in territorial sea which covers 12 nautical miles from the base point. Another (Map: 2) shows the conflicting claims on the boundary in the exclusive economic zone, out to 200 nautical miles and in the outer continental shelf out to 390-460 nautical miles. The hearing will continue upto 24 September, 2011.