Maritime Claim at UN
Dhaka to place 'position paper' on Feb 25
Bangladesh will place its 'position paper' regarding its maritime claim in the Bay of Bengal to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in New York on February 25.
Takling to reporters, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni yesterday said that the cabinet has already approved the 'position paper' of Continental Shelf and a delegation will submit it to UN on February 25, which is four months ahead of the deadline.
Official sources said Bangladesh in its position paper claims over 450 nautical miles from its coastline in the Bay of Bengal. The document was prepared following the Gardiner method under Article 76 of the UNCLOS.
Side by side, Bangladesh, which has longstanding maritime boundary disputes with India and Myanmar, already went for legal battle for just share in the Bay of Bengal. Two cases in separate UN courts are on the process to resolve.
A country is supposed to enjoy its rights to fishing and exploring and extracting other marine resources in 12-24 nautical miles of territorial sea from the coastline, 200 nautical miles of exclusive economic zone and maximum of 350 nautical miles of continental shelf.
Referring to the prime minister's recent meeting with three eminent personalities of right bodies during her visit to UK, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni contradicted with media reports that the PM tried to hide human rights situation in Bangladesh.
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