Maritime cooperations

Maritime cooperations

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Bangladesh joins three key IMO conventions to bolster maritime safety, pollution liability framework

Bangladesh ranked 35th among ship-owning nations in the 2024 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report.

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New principles to strengthen safety during maritime engagements: Bimstec

Island hazard: Lighterage workers play on an island in the Bay of Bengal during low tide. The increasing number of underwater islands near Chattogram Port threatens this crucial economic lifeline of the country. Lighterages, barges and other vessels often run aground on the shoals at low tide. Mother vessels have to anchor in deeper waters at the port’s outer anchorage to avoid the submerged hazards. This photo was taken from Chattogram’s Patenga on Thursday. Photo: Minhaz Uddin

Repeated collisions at Ctg Port’s outer anchorage raise concerns among global mariners

Pakistan and Bangladesh officials discuss cooperation framework during a meeting in London on November 24, 2025. Photo: Pakistan maritime affairs ministry

Pakistan proposes maritime cooperation framework with Bangladesh