1.6.2. The Maritime Boundary Award

♤ On 7 July 2014 a landmark judgment of the Hague-based Permanent Court of Attribution (PCA) awarded Bangladesh an area of 19,467 sq km, four-fifth of the total area of 25,602 sq km disputed maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal with India.

♤ The UN Tribunal’s award clearly delineated the course of maritime boundary line between India and Bangladesh in the territorial sea, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and continental shelf within and beyond 200 nautical miles (nm).♤ The verdict has been broadly accepted by both the countries as a positive development for further consolidation of friendly relations Map 2.2India Bangladesh Maritime Boundary award