Exploration in the Arctic

Minhaj Ahmed, Uttara, Dhaka
In this era of globalisation, a country like Bangladesh just cannot sit back and think of thriving on its own resources. In order to thrive economically we must go out and try to find out alternative sources of wealth. Russia, the United States, Canada and other northern countries are trying to assert jurisdiction over the Arctic, whose oil, gas and minerals until recently were considered too difficult to recover. We are only depending on our own resources like coal and gas. Bangladesh must also explore in the Arctic and find out more natural resources. It may sound ridiculous or absurd, but is it really very difficult?