French helicopter carrier to participate in military drills with Japan, India, US: Reports

Feb 04, 2023, at 06:43 am

Paris: France's helicopter carrier Dixmude will participate in military drills in the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean alongside ships of the Japanese maritime self-defense forces and the Australian, Indian and US navies, media reported on Friday.

34 fishermen missing as 11 trawlers capsize in Bay of Bengal

Aug 20, 2022, at 11:18 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Eleven fishing trawlers carrying at least 150 fishermen have capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Kuakata Patuakhali District in Bangladesh due to rough weather.

Bangladesh: Danger level of deep depression in Bay of Bengal levels to 4

Oct 23, 2020, at 11:36 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Due to the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, coastal districts and their outlying islands and chars are at risk of wind-swept tidal waves 3 to 4 feet higher than normal.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, thousands stranded in Bay of Bengal ‘unable to come ashore'

May 07, 2020, at 03:28 pm

New York/IBNS: In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic,United Nations agencies called on Wednesday for South-East Asian governments to show compassion to boats full of vulnerable people adrift in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea.

Bangladesh: Trawler with Rohingyas capsizes in Bay of Bengal, 15 die

Feb 11, 2020, at 10:18 am

Dhaka/IBNS: A trawler, which was carrying Rohingyas, capsized in the Bay of Bengal and left at least 15 people killed, media reports said on Tuesday.