Navigating the Future: A Clarion Call for Ocean and Climate Literacy
Author : Marhaba Matluba
23 Aug 2024

Currently, the sea area of Bangladesh is roughly 1,18,813 sq. km., nearly the same as the landmass of Bangladesh. Within a 710 km long coastline, a 12 NM territorial sea, and a 200 NM exclusive economic zone, we possess the sovereign right to responsibly explore and harvest biotic and abiotic resources from the water column, seafloor and subsoil. Bangladesh is the largest delta in the world, blessed with fertile land, crisscrossed rivers and the world's largest Bay in the south. The compact mangrove forest and the mysterious canyon "Swatch of no Ground" are unique features at our land-sea transition area...