Waters can be replete in resources

Spotlight on untapped blue economy

Measures drawn also for resurgence of water bodies across Bangladesh

News Report: Bangladesh's territorial waters in the bay contain huge minerals some of which are believed more precious than gold. Readily-extractable, but vastly untapped, fisheries resources are aplenty. The sea abounds with gas and other sources of renewable energy. Activities centering extraction, use and trade in these maritime resources constitute blue economy by its definition. Estimates are there that the resources from the Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh's share account for 81 percent of the resources existing in its landmass. Inland waters in rivers, lakes and other water bodies, additionally, also hold out huge prospects if they are revived through excavation and re-excavation. Apart from providing consumable and tradable fisheries products, those can find a sort of r...  read more>>