Bay of Bengal

The country’s fishing community is returning to the Bay of Bengal en masse, following the culmination of a nearly two-month-long fishing moratorium. The 58-day ban, enforced to facilitate fish breeding and conservation, concluded at midnight on...

The Glacier to Ocean project, a game-changing endeavor that connects the Himalaya and the Bay of Bengal through integrated climate action, was launched by the signing of a Joint Statement of Understanding between the International Centre...

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...