On this day, 45 years ago, October 21, 1980 (September 13, 1980 in the lunar calendar), India and Bangladesh reached an agreement on the delineation of the border. On October 21, 1980, India and Bangladesh agreed to complete the delineation of the land boundary between the two countries within the next two years in accordance with the provisions of the 1974 Boundary Agreement. A spokesman for the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said officials from the two countries reached an understanding on October 17 after three days of discussions, which cleared some doubts about the implementation of the agreement.