Concern over presence of Myanmar warships in Bangladesh territory

Convener of National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Electricity and Port Engineer Md Shahidullah and Member Secretary Anu Muhammad in a joint statement yesterday expressed grave concern over the presence of Myanmar warships in the Bangladesh territory and the attempt to explore oil and gas.
They were also concerned over the mysterious movement of Indian warships in the Bay of Bengal.
They said the sea is very important for Bangladesh since it is the storehouse of valuable resources like oil and gas.
Due to lack of farsightedness and failure of different governments in establishing sovereignty in the maritime boundary of Bangladesh, the country is in a vulnerable condition now, they added.
The governments did neither take proper initiatives to demarcate the maritime boundary, nor they placed the demand at any international forum, they said.
Although time and again they have raised the demands, the government didn't pay heed to their suggestions. Instead, the gas blocks were leased out to foreign companies.
They demanded survey by national organisations to scale up oil, gas and other resources.
They also demanded that the rights of the people to the mineral resources be established and political parties pledge to play a significant role to this end.