Offshore & Blue Economy
Offshore & Blue Economy
Shrimp economic zone proposed to revive exports as sector sets $3bn goal
The Maheshkhali Integrated Development Authority has proposed biosecure shrimp economic zones; shrimp earned $296.29m in FY2024-25, far below the near-$1bn of the 1990s.
Offshore & Blue Economy
Saint Martin’s Island reopens to tourists on 1 November with 3,500-a-day cap
Visitors can travel to the coral island from 1 November 2026 to 15 March 2027 via Nuniyachhara jetty, paying a Tk 100 conservation fee, under rules set by the environment ministry.
Offshore & Blue Economy
58-day fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal runs from 15 April to 11 June
The fisheries ministry suspended all sea fishing to protect breeding of about 475 species; 311,062 registered fishermen receive 40kg of rice a month during the ban.
