Coast

: 19 MAY 2026, TUESDAY, 19:31

Four Italian tourists, all experienced divers, and their instructor set out on a scuba excursion May 14 in the Maldives to explore a sea cave. None of them survived the journey. The body of instructor Gianluca […]

: 17 MAY 2026, SUNDAY, 15:58

International cave divers have arrived in the Maldives to step up the search for the remains of four Italians who died while scuba diving in the island paradise, a day after a military officer lost […]

: 14 MAY 2026, THURSDAY, 21:19

Members of the Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 10,140 kilograms of sea fish worth over Taka one crore during a special operation in Bhola aimed at enforcing the government’s ongoing 58-day fishing ban. According to Lieutenant […]

Oceantimes Desk : 31 MARCH 2023, FRIDAY, 15:33

A longstanding problem in the country’s coastal areas has been lack of access to safe drinking/usable water. This region is not only prone to the effects of climate change, but…

Natural disaster

Oceantimes Desk : 2 JANUARY 2023, MONDAY, 18:03

In September, geo bags were placed within 300 metres of Karkhana river in Patuakhali’s Baufal upazila to protect from river erosion.