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The problems need to be identified. Research must be coordinated with those who have expertise in this area. Through such efforts, new horizons of the economy will open,” he says.

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Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus called for deeper marine research to unlock Bangladesh’s vast ocean resources, warning of overfishing, biodiversity loss and pollution in deep-sea waters.

Hughes was going to do the unthinkable with it: mine manganese nodules right from the ocean floor. So, when the Glomar sailed ...