Tag: Bangladesh

  • Maritime crime in Bangladesh

    ReCAAP report highlights issues in Bangladesh. Piracy along national coast doubled in 2014 Piracy and armed robbery along Bangladesh’s coasts, especially near sea and river ports, have doubled, raising the […]

  • Bangladesh CG to be more active

    Government seeks to reinforce security. PM asks coast guards to protect maritime areas Govt committed to turning ‘Blue Economy’ concept into reality Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina directed Thursday the […]

  • Pirates kidnap 14 fishermen

    Piracy still a major problem in the Bay of Bengal. Pirates kidnap 14 fishermen in Patuakhali Pirates kidnapped 14 fishermen from the Bay of Bengal under Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali on […]

  • Bangladesh call for piracy help

    Call made at Dubai anti-piracy conference. Bangladesh FM calls for international help to stop sea piracy Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali was speaking at a high level international conference on public-private […]

  • New Training for Safer Seas

    Multi-national gathering to institute new training program.  New Training for Safer Seas: The Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting On September 30 and October 1, the Heads of Asian […]

  • Bangladesh cuts piracy by 70%

    Chittagong no longer listed as high risk. Bangladesh cuts 70% piracy at Bay of Bengal with US support Bangladeshi and American maritime partnership has made the Bay of Bengal “more […]

  • US-Bangladesh naval exercise begins

    20th anniversary of CARAT exercises. US-Bangladesh joint naval exercise begins at Bay of Bengal Nurul Islam Hasib from Chittagong The US Navy’s newest and most advanced P-8 marine aircraft will […]

  • Albedo Survivors Helped by their Govt.

    Former MV Albedo hostages receiving financial help. Bangladeshi Albedo Survivors Helped by their Govt. By Joseph R. Fonseca Yesterday, 16th September 2014, Chirag Bahri, MPHRP’s Regional Director for South Asia, […]

  • Bangladesh no longer pirate prone

    PM looks to build on blue economy.  ‘Bangladesh no longer in pirate prone countries’ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said journey in the sea route is safe now as Bangladesh […]

  • Challenging Myths of Pirate Violence

    Examining the facts behind the figures. Challenging Myths of Pirate Violence By Dirk Steffen “In the last five years, pirates have killed at least 411 fishermen and wounded at least […]