In pictures: Dasiarchhora exclave

As the clock stroke midnight, candle lighting ceremony and cultural events were held in Lalmonirhat’s Dasiarchhora exclave, photo taken on August 1, 2015 | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

Signifying the 68 years of enclave life in Dashiarchhara, the residents lit 68 candles believing the candles will wither away the darkness of the past initiating a bring beginning, photo taken on August 1, 2015 | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

School children in Lalmonirhat’s Dasiarchhora celebrate by hoisting the national flag of Bangladesh in their school, photo taken on August 1, 2015 | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

The household hoist the national flag of Bangladesh after taking down India’s flag permanently, photo taken on August 1, 2015 | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

Children appear to be delighted as they were achieving the right to be admitted to school as Bangladeshi nationals, photo taken on July 30, 2015 | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

Radiant smiles were visible on the faces of Dasiarchhora residents who wished to hold Bangladeshi nationality, photo taken on July 30, 2015 | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune