Bay of Bengal

Foreign Advisor Md. Touhid Hossain stated today that while a sustainable repatriation of Rohingya to Rakhine state is necessary for peace in the neighboring country amid its continuing civil war, peace in Myanmar is critical to...

On October 28, 2024, Mr. Indra Mani Pandey, Secretary General of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary, Mr. Md. Jashim Uddin, at...

On Saturday, the government placed a two-month ban on fishing in the Bay of Bengal. The restriction will stay in effect in the Bay of Bengal until July 23 and in the Sundarbans until August 31,...

According to a special meteorological report issued on Thursday, the deep depression over Southeast Bay and the surrounding area moved north-northwestwards and strengthened into cyclonic storm Mocha over the same area. “The deep depression over Southeast...

The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock issued a press release on Thursday, stating that a 65-day fishing ban will be enforced in the Bay of Bengal from May 20 to July 23. The ministry’s Public Relations...

A 65-day restriction on fishing in the Bay of Bengal will begin tomorrow with an aim to boost marine fish production.The fishing restriction will remain effective from May 20 to July 23. Earlier, on April 15...

Posco Daewoo, a South Korean company, is set to carry out 3D (three dimensional) seismic survey covering 1,000 square km in block DS-12 in the Bay of Bengal to explore gas by end of this year....

News Hour A boat packed with approximately 100 Rohingya desperately escaping violence in Myanmar capsized in the rough seas of the Bay of Bengal this evening (28/09), while en route to Bangladesh. The remains of 15...

News Hour: At least 1.3 million children are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance across the Bay of Bengal region following severe weather over the past six days, UNICEF has warned. The devastation wrought by Cyclone...

News Hour: “Start smart, end with success” is the message of an information campaign that IOM has launched with Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of efforts to address irregular migration in the region, particularly...