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Bangladesh Reacts to Myanmar Oil Exploration in Disputed Waters of Bay of Bengal

Posted: 04 Nov 2008 11:50 AM CST

South Asia has started witnessing the fight to explore oil and natural gas reserves from the seabed.

Here are some disturbing developments taking place in Bay of Bengal.

  • Recently Myanmar commenced oil exploration in the deep sea block 08-13 considered as disputed waters in Bay of Bengal.The area is claimed by both Bangladesh and Myanmar.bangladesh_myanmar_dispute
  • The location is some 60 nautical miles off Saint Martin’s Island.
  • For oil exploration, Myanmar had engaged a South Korean company with some 50 people on four vessels along with exploration equipment. Two Myanmar navy ships were supporting the operation.
  • Three Bangladesh Navy ships reached the disputed area on November 01, to challenge the oil exploration. On sighting the Bangladesh naval ships, Myanmar naval ships returned back. Bangladesh naval ships also returned back from the disputed area on November 02.
  • Bangladesh foreign ministry immediately summoned Myanmar Ambassador on November 02 to register their strong protest against the reported intrusion of Myanmar vessels.
  • Further Bangladesh urged Myanmar to remove its vessels and oil exploration equipment from the site until the sea border dispute is settled.
  • Bangladesh has also called the South Korean ambassador and asked him to withdraw the company working for Myanmar in the disputed area.
  • Bangladesh is also planning to identify the nationalities of the workers in the disputed area and urge the governments of those workers to call them back from the disputed territory.

fightBangladesh firmly believes that the dispute can be resolved through dialogue as Bangladesh has very good relations with Myanmar. Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Touhid Hossain has left for Myanmar on November 04 for talks with Myanmar officials.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh has further deployed a British built frigate, BNS Kopothakka in the area to step up patrols, as Myanmar Navy had not yet shifted its vessels engaged in exploration activities. Other vessels of Bangladesh Navy are in stand-by for further instructions.

Here are interesting video clips of Bangladesh Navy, Clip1 and Clip2.

Read more from BDNews24 and Irrawaddy.

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