Tag: Bangladesh

  • Asia migrants: Malaysia orders search

    Malaysia to search for migrants. Asia migrants: Malaysia orders search and rescue for boats Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has said his country will conduct search and rescue missions for […]

  • Bangladesh strengthening coastguards

    Boost to maritime security. Bangladesh strengthening coastguards to stop human trafficking Bangladesh has undertaken a Tk 4.6 billion project to strengthen the coastguards to thwart illegal activities on its shores. […]

  • Missing migrant boat found

    Indonesia and Malaysia now offer help. Missing migrant boat found as two countries offer shelter Migrants found by the BBC last week drifting off the coast of Thailand have been […]

  • Indo Navy turns migrants away

    Migration agency condemns move. Indonesia turns away boat of Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants Indonesia has turned away a boat carrying hundreds of migrants believed to be from Myanmar and Bangladesh. […]

  • India, Bangladesh to fight maritime crimes

    Two countries work together to clamp down on crime. India, Bangladesh to fight maritime crimes Indian Coast Guard and Bangladesh Coast Guard officers held a high-level meeting in New Delhi […]

  • Bay of Bengal pirate attack

    Bay of Bengal remains highly dangerous for fishing vessels. 8 fishermen injured by bullets in Bay Eight fishermen were injured by bullets as pirates attacked their trawlers in the Bay […]

  • 38 illegal migrants feared dead

    Suspected traffickers also rescued.  38 illegal migrants feared dead as trawler capsizes Tarek Mahmud, Chittagong At least 38 people are feared dead after an overcrowded fishing trawler, carrying Malaysia-bound illegal […]

  • A Three-Dimensional Bangladesh Navy

    A ‘Three-Dimensional’ Bangladesh Navy in the Bay of Bengal As the Bangladesh Navy slowly builds capacity, India should seek to engage its neighbor. By Pushan Das As the Bangladesh Navy inches […]

  • Bangladesh’s maritime security needs beefing up

    Crime still a major issue.  Bangladesh’s maritime security needs beefing up Nahela Nowshin An arbitral tribunal established under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the […]

  • SE Asia tanker hijacks rose in 2014

    IMB issues 2014 piracy report. SE Asia tanker hijacks rose in 2014 despite global drop in sea piracy, IMB report reveals Attacks against small tankers off South East Asia’s coasts […]